serve one's time in English

Forms: serves one's time [present, singular, third-person], serving one's time [participle, present], served one's time [participle, past], served one's time [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} serve one's time (third-person singular simple present serves one's time, present participle serving one's time, simple past and past participle served one's time)

Inflected forms

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"serve one's time" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms