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serve
verb
-
serve
,
serving
,
serves
,
served
to
give
food
or
drinks
to
someone
or
place
them
on
the
table
for
them
to
eat
or
drink
•
The
waiter
served
our
soup
within
minutes
.
The
waiter
served
our
soup
within
minutes
.
•
At
family
dinners
,
Grandma
serves
the
turkey
to
everyone
.
At
family
dinners
,
Grandma
serves
the
turkey
to
everyone
.
verb
-
serve
,
serving
,
serves
,
served
to
work
for
or
help
a
person
,
organization
,
or
cause
,
especially
as
an
employee
,
soldier
,
or
public
official
•
She
served
in
the
navy
for
five
years
.
She
served
in
the
navy
for
five
years
.
•
Councillors
are
elected
to
serve
their
local
community
.
Councillors
are
elected
to
serve
their
local
community
.
verb
-
serve
,
serving
,
serves
,
served
in
tennis
,
volleyball
,
and
similar
sports
,
to
hit
or
throw
the
ball
to
start
a
game
or
point
•
It's
your
turn
to
serve
,
so
stand
behind
the
baseline
.
It's
your
turn
to
serve
,
so
stand
behind
the
baseline
.
•
She
served
an
ace
that
her
opponent
couldn't
touch
.
She
served
an
ace
that
her
opponent
couldn't
touch
.
noun
in
sports
like
tennis
or
volleyball
,
the
action
of
hitting
or
throwing
the
ball
to
start
play
•
Her
first
serve
was
fast
and
accurate
.
Her
first
serve
was
fast
and
accurate
.
•
The
player's
powerful
serve
won
him
many
points
.
The
player's
powerful
serve
won
him
many
points
.
verb
-
serve
,
serving
,
serves
,
served
to
be
useful
for
a
particular
purpose
or
act
in
place
of
something
else
•
A
folded
jacket
can
serve
as
a
pillow
on
long
flights
.
A
folded
jacket
can
serve
as
a
pillow
on
long
flights
.
•
The
ceremony
will
serve
as
a
farewell
to
the
retiring
principal
.
The
ceremony
will
serve
as
a
farewell
to
the
retiring
principal
.
verb
-
serve
,
serving
,
serves
,
served
to
spend
a
stated
period
performing
duty
or
punishment
,
such
as
in
prison
or
in
an
official
position
•
He
had
to
serve
three
years
in
prison
for
the
robbery
.
He
had
to
serve
three
years
in
prison
for
the
robbery
.
•
The
senator
will
serve
a
six-year
term
if
re-elected
.
The
senator
will
serve
a
six-year
term
if
re-elected
.
server
noun
a
person
who
takes
orders
and
brings
food
and
drinks
to
customers
in
a
restaurant
•
Our
friendly
server
recommended
the
chef's
special
.
Our
friendly
server
recommended
the
chef's
special
.
•
The
server
brought
extra
napkins
without
being
asked
.
The
server
brought
extra
napkins
without
being
asked
.
from
Old
French
servir
‘
to
serve
’;
occupational
noun
recorded
in
English
since
the
14th
century
,
with
the
restaurant
sense
emerging
in
the
late
19th
century
noun
a
powerful
computer
or
software
program
that
supplies
data
,
services
,
or
resources
to
other
computers
over
a
network
•
The
company
stores
all
its
customer
records
on
a
secure
server
.
The
company
stores
all
its
customer
records
on
a
secure
server
.
•
When
the
server
crashed
,
no
one
in
the
office
could
open
their
email
.
When
the
server
crashed
,
no
one
in
the
office
could
open
their
email
.
extended
from
general
sense
of
‘
one
who
serves
’
to
computing
in
the
1960s
to
describe
a
machine
that
“
serves
”
resources
to
others
deserve
verb
-
deserve
,
deserving
,
deserves
,
deserved
to
have
earned
something
,
good
or
bad
,
because
of
what
you
have
done
or
what
you
are
like
•
After
studying
hard
all
year
,
Maya
felt
she
deserved
a
break
.
After
studying
hard
all
year
,
Maya
felt
she
deserved
a
break
.
•
That
player
deserves
the
trophy
for
his
excellent
performance
.
That
player
deserves
the
trophy
for
his
excellent
performance
.
reserve
noun
an
amount
of
something
kept
so
it
can
be
used
later
when
it
is
needed
•
The
campers
brought
a
reserve
of
water
in
case
the
river
dried
up
.
The
campers
brought
a
reserve
of
water
in
case
the
river
dried
up
.
•
Oil
reserves
are
running
low
in
that
region
.
Oil
reserves
are
running
low
in
that
region
.