serve
verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026
No definition recorded.
Framework senses
- §1
- put the ball into play
- §2
- do duty or hold offices
- §3
- provide (usually but not necessarily food)
- §4
- help to some food
- §5
- mate with
- §6
- deliver a warrant or summons to someone
- §7
- do military service
- §8
- work for or be a servant to
- §9
- be used by
- §10
- devote one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas
- §11
- be sufficient
- §12
- contribute or conduce to
- §13
- promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to
- §14
- serve a purpose, role, or function
- §15
- spend time in prison or in a labor camp