Meaning & use
serve
To perform duties for someone, provide something needed, or present food or drink to someone.
See it in a sentence
The waiter served our meals promptly despite the busy, crowded restaurant.
She served in the army for six years before starting her own business.
A note on using this word
Serve also means to be sufficient or suitable for a purpose, as in "this box will serve as a table."
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Another way to use it
2. noun
The act of hitting the ball to start play in tennis or a similar sport.
Her powerful serve won her the first set of the championship match.
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