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Synonyms of serve in English:

serve


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verb

1‘they have served their political masters faithfully for the past 40 years’

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work for, be in the service of, perform duties for, be employed by, have a job with
obey, be obedient to, carry out the wishes of

2‘I decided that I wanted to work somewhere where I could serve the community’

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be of service to, be of use to, help, give help to, assist, give assistance to, aid, lend a hand to, give a helping hand to, do a good turn to, make a contribution to, do one's bit for, do something for, benefit
minister to, succour

3‘altogether she had served on the committee for 11 years’

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be a member of, work on, be on, sit on, have a place on, hold a place on, perform duties on, carry out duties on

4‘California is limiting the number of terms a politician can serve in office’

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carry out, perform, do, fulfil, complete, discharge
spend, go through

5‘serve the soup hot with lots of crusty bread’

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dish out, dish up, give out, distribute, set out, plate up, spoon out, ladle out
present, provide, supply, make available

6‘Elizabeth walked off to serve another customer’

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attend to, give one's attention to, attend to the requirements of, deal with, see to
assist, help, look after, take care of

7‘the landlord's daughter served at table’

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act as waiter, act as waitress, wait, distribute food, distribute refreshments
North American informal sling hash, sling plates

8‘they were just about to serve him with a writ’

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deliver to, present with, give to, hand over to, cause to accept

9‘she stabbed the cigarette out in a saucer serving as an ashtray’

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act as, function as, fulfil the function of, do duty as, do the work of, act as a substitute for

10‘official forms are obtainable that, with minor adaptation, will serve in all but a few cases’

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suffice, be adequate, be good enough, be all right, fill the bill, fit the bill, do, answer
be useful, serve a purpose, meet requirements, suit

11‘Cornish householders wonder if they are being fairly served’

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treat, deal with, act towards, behave towards, conduct oneself towards, handle