servir

Spanish

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to serve to be a servant or worker, to render service
  • (intransitive) to serve to be a servant for, to work for
  • (intransitive) to be of use, to be good for
  • (intransitive) to serve to usefully take the place of something else
  • (intransitive) to serve to be in military service
  • (intransitive) to serve to set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten
  • (intransitive) to serve to lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton, etc.
  • (reflexive) to help oneself to to take something freely

Etymology

Inherited from Latin servīre.

Origin

Latin

servīre

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