see service in English

Forms: sees service [present, singular, third-person], seeing service [participle, present], saw service [past], seen service [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|see<,,saw,seen> service}} see service (third-person singular simple present sees service, present participle seeing service, simple past saw service, past participle seen service)

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    {
      "form": "sees service",
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    },
    {
      "form": "saw service",
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        "past"
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        "past"
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          "ref": "2005, John Norman, Fire Officer's Handbook of Tactics, page 243:",
          "text": "The military and the fire service are probably the two roughest environments in which such a device will see service.",
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        "To be put to use; to be employed for a purpose."
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sees service",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seeing service",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saw service",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seen service",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "see<,,saw,seen> service"
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        "To be put to use; to be employed for a purpose."
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"see service" meaning in English

Verb