Synonyms for servesɜrv
Princeton's WordNet
serve, service(verb)
(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
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divine service, help, service, religious service, table service, serving, serve, military service, service of process, avail, inspection and repair, overhaul, servicing, armed serviceserve, function(verb)
serve a purpose, role, or function
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go, process, help, dish up, work, answer, dish out, serve, function, attend to, suffice, attend, service, run, operate, assist, serve up, wait on, serve well, swear out, dish, do, officiateserve(verb)
do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function
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process, help, dish up, answer, dish out, function, attend to, suffice, attend, service, assist, serve up, wait on, serve well, swear out, dish, doserve(verb)
contribute or conduce to
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process, help, dish up, answer, dish out, function, attend to, suffice, attend, service, assist, serve up, wait on, serve well, swear out, dish, doservice, serve(verb)
be used by; as of a utility
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serve, process, help, dish up, answer, dish out, function, attend to, suffice, attend, service, assist, serve up, wait on, serve well, swear out, dish, doserve, help(verb)
help to some food; help with food or drink
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serve, avail, process, help, help oneself, dish up, answer, dish out, function, attend to, suffice, attend, service, aid, assist, serve up, facilitate, wait on, serve well, swear out, dish, doserve, serve up, dish out, dish up, dish(verb)
provide (usually but not necessarily food)
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serve, process, parcel out, help, dish up, answer, lot, dish out, function, mete out, attend to, dispense, deal out, suffice, attend, dole out, service, assist, serve up, allot, administer, wait on, serve well, swear out, dish, distribute, do, shell out, dealserve(verb)
devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas
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process, help, dish up, answer, dish out, function, attend to, suffice, attend, service, assist, serve up, wait on, serve well, swear out, dish, doserve, serve well(verb)
promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to
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serve, process, help, dish up, answer, dish out, function, attend to, suffice, attend, service, assist, serve up, wait on, serve well, swear out, dish, doserve, do(verb)
spend time in prison or in a labor camp
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perform, service, process, dress, attend to, function, behave, dish out, get along, serve up, suffice, fare, answer, make, swear out, dish up, act, coif, wait on, arrange, execute, manage, cause, do, coiffure, assist, help, make out, practice, attend, exercise, come, coiffe, serve well, serve, set, practise, dishserve, attend to, wait on, attend, assist(verb)
work for or be a servant to
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serve, process, aid, help, dish up, pay heed, answer, go to, dish out, function, look, attend to, take to heart, suffice, attend, service, take care, advert, assist, serve up, give ear, wait on, serve well, swear out, dish, do, see, hangserve, process, swear out(verb)
deliver a warrant or summons to someone
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serve, process, litigate, march, help, dish up, work, answer, dish out, function, attend to, action, suffice, attend, sue, service, work on, treat, assist, serve up, wait on, serve well, swear out, dish, dosuffice, do, answer, serve(verb)
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
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dish up, practice, service, process, act, respond, function, behave, dish out, get along, serve up, suffice, fare, answer, make, swear out, reply, arrange, coif, wait on, execute, manage, cause, do, coiffure, assist, help, make out, perform, attend, exercise, resolve, come, coiffe, serve well, serve, set, practise, attend to, dress, dishserve(verb)
do military service
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process, help, dish up, answer, dish out, function, attend to, suffice, attend, service, assist, serve up, wait on, serve well, swear out, dish, doserve, service(verb)
mate with
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serve, process, help, dish up, answer, dish out, function, attend to, suffice, attend, service, assist, serve up, wait on, serve well, swear out, dish, doserve(verb)
put the ball into play
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process, help, dish up, answer, dish out, function, attend to, suffice, attend, service, assist, serve up, wait on, serve well, swear out, dish, do
Wiktionary
serve(verb)
To set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten; to bring (food, drink) to a person.serve(verb)
To officially deliver (a legal notice, summons etc.).serve(verb)
To make legal service upon (a person named in a writ, summons, etc.)serve(verb)
To be in military service.serve(verb)
To lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton etc.serve(verb)
To copulate with (of male animals); to cover.serve(verb)
To work, to operate (a weapon).serve(verb)
To work through (a given period of time in prison, a sentence).serve(noun)
To work through (a given period of time in prison, a sentence).serve(noun)
To be a formal servant for (a god or deity); to worship in an official capacity.Synonyms:
serviceAntonyms:
receiveserve(noun)
To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by.serve(verb)
To wait upon (someone) at table; to set food and drink in front of, to help (someone) to food, meals etc.Synonyms:
servingserve(verb)
To treat (someone) in a given manner.serve(verb)
To be a servant or worker; to perform the duties of a servant or employee; to render service.serve(verb)
To be suitor to; to be the lover of.serve(verb)
To be useful to; to meet the needs of.serve(verb)
To have a given use or purpose; to function for something or to do something.serve(verb)
To usefully take the place as, instead of something else.
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