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(transitive verb)
to work for; to do military or naval service (for); to be useful to; to meet the needs (of), to suffice; (a customer) to wait upon; (food, etc) to hand round; (a sentence) to undergo; to be a soldier, sailor, etc; (of a male animal) to copulate with; (law) to deliver (a summons, etc); (naut) to bind (a rope) with thin cord to prevent fraying; (tennis) to put (the ball) into play.
> serve
(intransitive verb)
to be employed as a servant; to be enough.
> serve
(noun)
the act of serving in tennis, etc.