"serve" meaning in Englisch

See serve in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: səːv, sɝv Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Nattes à chat-serve.wav , En-au-serve.ogg , en-us-serve.ogg Forms: simple present I, you, they, simple present serve, he serves, she serves, it serves, simple past served, present participle serving, past participle served
Etymology: von lateinisch servire ^(→ la) über altfranzösisch und anglofranzösisch servir ins Mittelenglisch des 13. Jahrhunderts
  1. dienen: (jemandem) in untergeordneter Stellung ohne oder gegen Lohn arbeiten Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: de-serve-en-verb-0qZNWy95
  2. bedienen: jemandem Dienste leisten Tags: transitive
    Sense id: de-serve-en-verb-Bg6MO-Bk
  3. dienen: einer bestimmten Sache von Nutzen sein
    Sense id: de-serve-en-verb-vqNj6ScH
  4. dienen: eine bestimmte Verwendung finden
    Sense id: de-serve-en-verb-pIlpwG5G
  5. anbieten, servieren: Speisen an den Tisch des Gastes bringen Tags: transitive
    Sense id: de-serve-en-verb-9TesUIcQ
  6. servieren: einen Aufschlag spielen
    Sense id: de-serve-en-verb-gfWTmZvV Topics: sports
  7. abdienen: Zeit beim Militär verbringen, Wehrdienst ableisten Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: de-serve-en-verb-g9IdLHQO Topics: military
  8. abdienen, verbüßen: Zeit in einem Gefängnis (als Gefangene oder Gefangener) absitzen Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: de-serve-en-verb-2qoJzvJG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: wait, double

Inflected forms

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      "kind": "other",
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  "etymology_text": "von lateinisch servire ^(→ la) über altfranzösisch und anglofranzösisch servir ins Mittelenglisch des 13. Jahrhunderts",
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      "form": "simple present I, you, they"
    },
    {
      "form": "simple present serve"
    },
    {
      "form": "he serves"
    },
    {
      "form": "she serves"
    },
    {
      "form": "it serves"
    },
    {
      "form": "simple past served"
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    {
      "form": "present participle serving"
    },
    {
      "form": "past participle served"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "text": "He served. — He served the prince.",
          "translation": "Er diente. — Er diente dem Fürsten."
        }
      ],
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The butler served the guests.",
          "translation": "Der Butler bedient den Gästen."
        }
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      ],
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      "sense_index": "2",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The paperweight served its purpose, which was to weigh down the papers and prevent them from blowing away."
        }
      ],
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        "dienen: einer bestimmten Sache von Nutzen sein"
      ],
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      "sense_index": "3"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "His cell phone also served as a paperweight.",
          "translation": "Sein Handy diente auch als Briefbeschwerer."
        }
      ],
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        "dienen: eine bestimmte Verwendung finden"
      ],
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    },
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        {
          "text": "Dinner is served! — They served us tortellini.",
          "translation": "Das (Abend)essen ist angerichtet! — Sie servierten uns Tortellini."
        }
      ],
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        "anbieten, servieren: Speisen an den Tisch des Gastes bringen"
      ],
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    },
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        {
          "text": "We served last — it's your turn to serve now."
        }
      ],
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        "servieren: einen Aufschlag spielen"
      ],
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        "besonders",
        "Tennis",
        "und",
        "Volleyball"
      ],
      "sense_index": "6",
      "topics": [
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He served in the navy.",
          "translation": "Er diente bei der Marine."
        }
      ],
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        "abdienen: Zeit beim Militär verbringen, Wehrdienst ableisten"
      ],
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      "sense_index": "7",
      "tags": [
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    },
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        {
          "text": "He served three years in prison.",
          "translation": "Er saß drei Jahre im Gefängnis."
        }
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    },
    {
      "form": "simple present serve"
    },
    {
      "form": "he serves"
    },
    {
      "form": "she serves"
    },
    {
      "form": "it serves"
    },
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    },
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    },
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    }
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        {
          "text": "He served. — He served the prince.",
          "translation": "Er diente. — Er diente dem Fürsten."
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        "dienen: (jemandem) in untergeordneter Stellung ohne oder gegen Lohn arbeiten"
      ],
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        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
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        {
          "text": "The butler served the guests.",
          "translation": "Der Butler bedient den Gästen."
        }
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        "bedienen: jemandem Dienste leisten"
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The paperweight served its purpose, which was to weigh down the papers and prevent them from blowing away."
        }
      ],
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        "dienen: einer bestimmten Sache von Nutzen sein"
      ],
      "sense_index": "3"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "His cell phone also served as a paperweight.",
          "translation": "Sein Handy diente auch als Briefbeschwerer."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dienen: eine bestimmte Verwendung finden"
      ],
      "sense_index": "4"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Dinner is served! — They served us tortellini.",
          "translation": "Das (Abend)essen ist angerichtet! — Sie servierten uns Tortellini."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "anbieten, servieren: Speisen an den Tisch des Gastes bringen"
      ],
      "sense_index": "5",
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We served last — it's your turn to serve now."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "servieren: einen Aufschlag spielen"
      ],
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        "besonders",
        "Tennis",
        "und",
        "Volleyball"
      ],
      "sense_index": "6",
      "topics": [
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He served in the navy.",
          "translation": "Er diente bei der Marine."
        }
      ],
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        "abdienen: Zeit beim Militär verbringen, Wehrdienst ableisten"
      ],
      "sense_index": "7",
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "military"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "He served three years in prison.",
          "translation": "Er saß drei Jahre im Gefängnis."
        }
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        "abdienen, verbüßen: Zeit in einem Gefängnis (als Gefangene oder Gefangener) absitzen"
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        "Gefängnis"
      ],
      "sense_index": "8",
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
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