From Middle English serven, from Old French servir, from Latin serviō (“be a slave; serve”), from Latin servus (“slave; servant”), which perhaps derives from Etruscan (compare Etruscan proper names 𐌔𐌄𐌓𐌅𐌉 (servi), 𐌔𐌄𐌓𐌅𐌄 (serve)), or from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“watch over, protect”).
Meanings
An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games.
Against a serve of the calibre of McEnroe′s, an opponent will try to anticipate the ball′s direction and lean either to the left or to the right, depending on where he feels the server will go. 2009, Mihnea Moldoveanu, Roger L. Martin, Diaminds: Decoding the Mental Habits of Successful Thinkers, page 31:
The first serve of the game is from the right half court to the half diagonally opposite. 1996, Steve Boga, Badminton, page viii:
Whose serve is it?
He had no power serve of his own, no backhand, no volley, no lob, no idea of pace or tactics. 1961 January 13, Marshall Smith, “From Waif to a Winner, the Clown of the Courts”, in Life, page 99:
(Australia) A portion of food or drink, a serving.
Reintroduce protein; add a small serve of salmon, tuna or sardines every second day (tinned variety or fresh). 2008, Michael E. Cichorski, Maximum Asthma Control: The Revolutionary 3-Step Anti Asthma Program, page 100:
Smirnoff Appleback was a finished drink, comprising a 50ml serve of Smirnoff, with ice and lemonade or ginger ale and equating to 1.9 units. 2011, Great Britain Parliament House of Commons Health Committee, Alcohol: First Report of Session 2009-10, volume 2, page 189:
One serve of carbohydrates is approximately equal to a slice of bread, a piece of fruit, third of a cup of cooked rice, half a cup of grains, cereals, starchy vegetables or cooked pasta, 200 grams of plain yoghurt, or 300 millilitres of milk. 2012, Lesley Campbell, Alan L. Rubin, Type 2 Diabetes For Dummies, Australian Edition, page 117:
The night before your event, base your evening meal on high-carbohydrate foods with a small serve of lean protein. 2004, Susanna Holt, Fitness Food: The Essential Guide to Eating Well and Performing Better, Australia: Murdoch Books, page 23:
Come here for a cappuccino that could hold its own on Via Veneto in Rome (€2) and a serve of their crunchy fresh cheese börek. 2007, Verity Campbell, Turkey, Lonely Planet, page 142:
(qualifier:gay slang and African-American Vernacular) An impressive presentation (especially of a person's appearance).
Taking a private jet in the middle of a pandemic is not the serve you think it is KenToya! What is a serve is the hazmat jumpsuit Marlo wears for the sprinter. Fashion x Covid Safety realness. 2021, Chris Murphy, “The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: Allow Me To ReintroDrewce Myself”, in Vulture:
And, of course, there’s the video, which didn’t need to be such a serve since the song slapped so hard. But, it’s still iconic years later. 2019, Mathew Rodriguez, “The Official Ranking of Every Track on Britney Spears’ Debut Album”, in Out.com:
service (act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · serving (portion of food)
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gl saque (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · cy serfiad (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · pl zagrywka (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · ko 서브 (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · ja サーブ (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · uk пода́ча (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · hu adogatás (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · ru пода́ча (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · sl servis (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · es servicio (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · pl serw (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · az veriş (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · pl serwis (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · de Angabe (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · fr service (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · ca servei (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · cmn 發球 /发球 (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · fi syöttö (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · it servizio (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · gl servicio (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · pt saque (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · bg сервис (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · ca sacada (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · fo serva (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · ar إِرْسَال (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · ms servis (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · sv serve (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · hu szerva (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · pt sacada (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) · fa سرویس (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play)
From Middle English serven, from Old French servir, from Latin serviō (“be a slave; serve”), from Latin servus (“slave; servant”), which perhaps derives from Etruscan (compare Etruscan proper names 𐌔𐌄𐌓𐌅𐌉 (servi), 𐌔𐌄𐌓𐌅𐌄 (serve)), or from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“watch over, protect”).
Meanings
(personal, transitive) To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink). ▸ To be a formal servant for (a god or deity); to worship in an official capacity.
And yet this is not the office of a Priest, but of Him whom the Priest should serve. 1889, Philip Schaff, translating St. Chrysostom, Homilies, XIV
(personal, transitive) To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink). ▸ To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by.
[…]his lordship was out of humour. That was the way Chollacombe described as knaggy an old gager as ever Charles had had the ill-fortune to serve. 1959, Georgette Heyer, chapter 1, in The Unknown Ajax:
And truly, Mrs. Abigal, I muſt needs ſay, I ſerv'd my Maſter contentedly, vvhile he vvas living; but I vvill ſerve no Man living (that is, no Man that is not living) vvithout double VVages. 1716 March 21 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison], The Drummer; or, The Haunted House. A Comedy. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson […], published 1716 (indicated as 1715), →OCLC, Act I, page 4:
You may be a businessman or some high-degree thief, / They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief / But you're gonna have to serve somebody. 1979, Bob Dylan, Gotta Serve Somebody:
(personal, transitive) To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink). ▸ To wait upon (someone) at table; to set food and drink in front of, to help (someone) to food, meals etc.
That night Annie served him grilled halibut and English peas, plus tomatoes, of course, and a salad. 2007, Larry McMurty, When the Light Goes:
(factive, intransitive, personal) To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink). ▸ To render service by being a servant, worker, employee, or officeholder; to hold those roles and perform their duties.
They also serve who only stand and wait. 1673, John Milton, On His Blindness:
(personal, transitive) To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink). ▸ To set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten; to bring (food, drink) to a person.
About twenty minutes after waiters served the soup, a guest got up and left. 2009, Dominic A Pacyga, Chicago: A Biography, page 195:
(archaic, transitive) To treat (someone) in a given manner.
I mock them all who have served me ill of late and chiefly this cheat of Judah, whose temple we have plundered and whose golden vessels are my wash-pots. 1924, H. Rider Haggard, Belshazzar:
Herein thou haſt done good ſeruice to thy country:
VVere all inhumaine ſlaues ſo ſerued as he,
England would be ciuill, and from all ſuch dealings free. 1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], →OCLC, Act I:
(archaic, transitive) To be suitor to; to be the lover of.
That gentle Lady, whom I loue and serue. 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto VII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
(transitive) To be effective. ▸ To be useful to; to meet the needs of.
Will somebody please explain to these people that the values of cultural diversity are not served by an ad placing a menorah under a fucking Christmas tree! 1989 December 24, Read Weaver, “Xmas And The Rest Of Us”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 24, page 4:
So, while the sycophantic liberal media calls any and all opposition to Obama racist, they give Obama carte blanche to exploit his race whenever it serves his purpose. 2010 October 12, Lloyd Marcus, “So much for the 'post-racial' president”, in The Guardian:
(intransitive) To be effective. ▸ To have a given use or purpose; to function for something or to do something.
Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work. The achievement will transform neuroscience and serve as the starting point for asking questions we could not otherwise have answered,[…]. 2012 March-April, Terrence J. Sejnowski, “Well-connected Brains”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 171:
The bust also served to remind the public that the Mafia is not harmless. 2011 January 27, “Borgata bust”, in The Economist:
(intransitive) To be effective. ▸ To usefully take the place as, instead of something else.
Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out.[…]. Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greek warrior; and a rake-handle served as a shaft. 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
Maybe the volcanic eruption will serve as a wake-up call to such companies that they need to modernise their risk management. 2010 April 20, “Not up in the air”, in The Economist:
(transitive) To deliver a document in such a way that the recipient can be legally considered to be informed of it. ▸ To officially deliver (a legal notice, summons etc.).
a document served on the tenant
Prince Andrew’s team tried to hire “internet trolls to hassle” his accuser, Virginia Giuffre, while he hid behind the “well-guarded gates” of Balmoral Castle to avoid being served court papers, according to allegations in her posthumous memoir. 2025 October 20, Caroline Davies, “Prince Andrew tried to hire ‘internet trolls’ to hassle Virginia Giuffre, book claims”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
On the morning of February 28, 1993, ATF agents gathered at a staging area near Waco and prepared to serve a search warrant on the Branch Davidians' residence. 2008 April, Pamela Colloff, “The Fire That Time”, in Texas Monthly, Austin: Emmis Publishing, page 158:
(transitive) To deliver a document in such a way that the recipient can be legally considered to be informed of it. ▸ To make legal service upon (a person named in a writ, summons, etc.)
to serve a witness with a subpoena
(intransitive, transitive) To lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton etc.
In women's tennis the need to serve more effectively has become greater in recent years because the game is being played more aggressively, and rallies are becoming shorter as a result. 2007, Rob Antoun, Women's Tennis Tactics, page 2:
(transitive) To copulate with (of male animals); to cover.
Conception means that a cow is served by a bull and that she becomes pregnant. 1996, Puck Bonnier et al., Dairy Cattle Husbandry, Agromisa Foundation 2004
(intransitive) To be in military service.
Some reports suggested he would quit the army if he was not allowed to serve abroad in a war zone. 2007 May 16, Peter Walker, The Guardian:
(transitive) To work, to operate (a weapon).
John T. Greble, of the 2d regular artillery, was likewise killed instantly by a ball through the head, while serving his gun in the face of the foe. 1864, Horace Greeley, The American Conflict:
(transitive) To work through (a given period of time in prison, a sentence).
Several years ago Ernie was arrested for crossing the beach after curfew and served 58 days in jail. 1987 October, Charles E. Cobb, Jr., “North Carolina's Outer Banks”, in National Geographic, volume 172, number 4, page 508:
The Guangzhou Daily reported that Shi Chunlong, 20, who organised the incident, was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Hou Bin, who pulled out of the attack after helping to plan it, will serve 12 years. 2010 December 1, Tania Branigan, The Guardian:
To wind spun yarn etc. tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather.
(transitive) To perform (a public obligation).
I've received a summons for jury duty. It says I serve one day or one trial.
She served the office of mayor five years ago.
(ambitransitive, slang) To provide crack cocaine (to), usually by selling, dealing, or distributing.
They'd serve cocaine, and you'd sit there, and base this cocaine. And you'd have an ounce gone in 24 hours. 2012, Diana Prince, Secret Lives: Real Lives in the World’S Oldest Profession:
Tim told her that she could make a little money on the side by serving crack-cocaine. 2010, Keith Norton, Crack Spell:
When crews like the Supreme Team saw the effect of the powerful new drug on users, they streamlined their own operation to serve crack only. 2013, Seth Ferranti, The Supreme Team: The Birth of Crack and Hip-Hop, Prince’s Reign of Terror and the Supreme/50 Cent Beef Exposed:
Once I began selling crack, money was no issue. I would be out 2-3 days at a time, up for 24 hours a day. It was a full time job, serving crack fiends. 2006, Stacey Green, Inside...the Mind of a Man!, page 18:
(intransitive, qualifier:LGBTQ slang and African-American Vernacular) To present an attractive personal appearance. ▸ To present an attractive personal appearance.
[…] Angela Bassett, serving for the gods in regal headdresses and flowing white dreadlocks as T'Challa's mother, […] 2017, John Boone, “Inside Marvel Studios: Secrets About 'Black Panther,' 'Captain Marvel,' 'Thor: Ragnarok' & More!”, in ET Online:
(qualifier:LGBTQ slang and African-American Vernacular, transitive) To present an attractive personal appearance. ▸ To attractively display (something, especially a body part) as part of one's personal appearance.
Wearing an itty-bitty black bikini and mirror-like sunnies, she's serving face. 2019, Alyssa Morin, “Kylie Jenner and Her BFF Stassie Pose in Matching Itty-Bitty Bikinis”, in E! Online:
Boasting thirteen years in the drag industry, Saki [Yew] once took a hiatus to pursue a dance career. Now, she’s back, back, back and ready to be catapulted to superstardom to serve “looks, sass and a dulled down Australian accent”. 2024 September 12, Sam Damshenas, “‘A new direction for the franchise’: Drag Race UK stars on “mind-blowing” season 6”, in Gay Times:
Sabrina [Carpenter] is always serving face (and singing about it, too). So I consulted with Beth Gillette, beauty editor, on how to create the perfect makeup look to complete your Short n' Sweet fantasy. 2024 September 21, Heath Owens, “What to Wear to Sabrina Carpenter's 'Short N' Sweet' Tour”, in Cosmopolitan:
I feel the same way about Ashley Monroe too, who was her usual sweet self as she came through serving cleavage to the max. 2016, Delores Shante, “Tiffany Foxx’s Black Friday”, in The St. Louis American, archived from the original on 07 Feb 2021:
(qualifier:LGBTQ slang and African-American Vernacular, transitive) To present an attractive personal appearance. ▸ To evoke (something, especially a person) with one's personal appearance.
Serving Meryl Streep in Mamma Mia! realness, and we’re into it. 2019, Emma Kelly, “Jennifer Aniston is ‘dating again’ and ‘staying in touch’ with ex-husband Brad Pitt”, in Metro UK:
Dior’s collection was serving major Bridgerton vibes, and I am definitely taking notes. 2021, Bella Gerard, “These Paris Fashion Week SS21 Couture Looks Give Me So Much Serotonin”, in Stylecaster:
hsb słužić (to work for) · he יָשַׁב (to work through (a term)) · it servire (to work for) · pt servir (to attend, supply the wants of) · it lavorare per (to work for) · bg подчинен съм (to be subordinate to) · as বঢ়া (to bring food to) · ang þeġnian (to work for) · he הִגִּישׁ (sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)) · pt servir (religion: to obey and worship) · ml സേവിക്കുക (to perform domestic offices) · ca sacar (sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)) · lb zerwéieren (to bring food to) · ja 服務する (to work for) · pt servir (to work for) · es cernir (military: to work or operate) · la servio (to be a servant) · es servir (to work through (a term)) · es prestar servicio (to be in service) · no tjene (to work for) · fr servir (to work for) · mi tuari (to bring food to) · fi kosia (to be suitor to) · mh buwae (to bring food to) · sh слу́жити (to work for) · bg замествам (to act in place of) · es servir (to attend, supply the wants of) · es fungir (to perform duties) · el υπηρετώ (to work for) · ckb خزمەت کردن (to work for) · he שִׁמֵּשׁ (to be of use) · ms berkhidmat (to work for) · he שֵׁרֵת (military: to work or operate) · ru служи́ть (to be in service) · bg сервирам (to bring food to) · fi toimia (to be of use) · hu adogat (sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)) · cs podávat (to bring food to) · he שֵׁרֵת (to bring food to) · got 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 (to be subordinate to) · fi palvella (to be a servant) · ms saji (to bring food to) · pl służyć (to work for) · uk служи́ти (to work for) · ru служи́ть (to perform duties) · th บริการ (to work for) · ml സേവിക്കുക (to work for) · sv servera (to bring food to) · fi tarjota (to bring food to) · it attendere (to be suitor to) · vi phục vụ (to bring food to) · zdj upvahua (to bring food to) · sc servire (to work for) · nl dienen (to work for) · mh buwae (to attend, supply the wants of) · ja 出す (to bring food to) · es servir (to be in service) · ru служи́ть (to be a servant) · la serviō (to attend, supply the wants of) · grc λατρεύω (to work for) · es servir (sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)) · ja のぼせる (to bring food to) · ko 복무하다 (to work for) · ru послужи́ть (to be a servant) · cy serfio (sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)) · uk вручи́ти (legal: to bring to notice, deliver, or execute) · fi kosiskella (to be suitor to) · oc servir (to work for) · la militō (military: to work or operate) · eo servi (to attend, supply the wants of) · ja 務める (to work for) · ro servi (to work for) · sv tjäna (to be of use) · ms kendali (military: to work or operate) · pl podawać (to bring food to) · gl servir (sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)) · la oboedio (religion: to obey and worship) · he הִגִּישׁ (legal: to bring to notice, deliver, or execute) · kmr xizmet kirin (to work for) · cs podat (sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)) · nl opdienen (to bring food to) · rm sarveir (to work for) · ms layan (to bring food to) · da tjene (to be subordinate to) · es cerner (military: to work or operate) · ms hidang (to bring food to) · ja 勤務する (to work for) · cmn 服務 /服务 (to work for) · cu слꙋжити (to work for) · vi phục vụ (to work for) · sc serviri (to work for) · es servir (to work for) · hi खिलाना (to work for) · yi דינען (to work for) · es servir (to perform duties) · sv uppvakta (to be suitor to) · de den Aufschlag haben (sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)) · as বাঢ়া (to bring food to) · it servire (to bring food to) · it essere in forza (to work for) · la dapino (to set down on a table to be eaten or drunk) · fi rihmata (to wind spun yarn) · fi avustaa (to be subordinate to) · hy ծառայել (to work for) · it servire (sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)) · es servir (to treat (someone)) · sv tjäna (to be a servant) · pl serwować (to bring food to) · vec servir (to work for) · bg служа (to perform duties) · bg слу́жа (to work for) · rm servir (to work for) · sv tjäna (to perform duties) · it ottemperare (to perform duties) · fi käyttää (military: to work or operate) · it obbedire (religion: to obey and worship) · sh slúžiti (to work for) · fa سرو کردن (to bring food to) · nl serveren (to attend, supply the wants of) · hy ծառայել (to be subordinate to) · mk служи (to work for) · uk служи́ти (religion: to obey and worship) · es servir (to be subordinate to) · be служы́ць (to work for) · it battere (sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)) · da tjene (to work for) · es servir (to bring food to) · yi דינען (religion: to obey and worship) · de dienen (to be a servant) · ca servir (sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)) · sv betäcka (to copulate (of animals)) · lb déngen (to work for) · de dienen (to work for) · hi खिलाना (to bring food to) · be абне́сці (to bring food to) · ar خَدَمَ (to work for) · he הִגִּישׁ (to set down on a table to be eaten or drunk) · ar عَبَدَ (religion: to obey and worship) · he הִגִּישׁ (to bring food to) · scn sièrviri (to work for) · arz خدم (to work for) · ota طاپمق (religion: to obey and worship) · ru послужи́ть (to be in service) · pt sacar (sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)) · it idolatrare (religion: to obey and worship) · pt cumprir (to work through (a term)) · de aufschlagen (sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)) · grc λατρεύω (religion: to obey and worship) · fi palvella (to make legal service on (someone)) · fi toimittaa (to make legal service on (someone)) · izh palvoa (to work for) · ar خَدَمَ (to be in service) · bg отбивам военна служба (military: to work or operate) · cmn 上菜 (to bring food to) · ms mengabdi (religion: to obey and worship) · it servire (to be subordinate to) · sv avtjäna (to work through (a term)) · lb asëtzen (to work through (a term)) · fi istua (to work through (a term)) · bg служа (religion: to obey and worship) · ru подава́ть (to bring food to) · es desempeñar (to perform duties) · it scontare (to work through (a term)) · bg слуга съм (to be a servant) · sq shërbej (to work for) · mfe servi (to work for) · tr servis yapmak (to bring food to) · fi astua (to copulate (of animals)) · uk обслуго́вувати (to bring food to) · fi tarjoilla (to bring food to) · fr signifier (legal: to bring to notice, deliver, or execute) · cim diinan (to work for) · fi palvella (to be in service) · rm survir (to work for) · sv serva (sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)) · ru послужи́ть (to be of use) · es servir (religion: to obey and worship) · es servir (to be a servant) · ru послужи́ть (to be subordinate to) · gl servir (to work for) · ht sèvi (to work for) · bg лежа (to work through (a term)) · ms layan (to work for) · sw kutumika (to be a servant) · ru обслужи́ть (to attend, supply the wants of) · km បម្រើ (to bring food to) · ru пода́ть (to bring food to) · nl bedienen (to bring food to) · nl serveren (to bring food to) · fi hoitaa (to contribute, promote) · it servire (to be a servant) · it operare (military: to work or operate) · ru рабо́тать (to work for) · ar قَدَّمَ (to bring food to) · he שֵׁרֵת (to attend, supply the wants of) · he עָבַד (to work for) · qu qaray (to bring food to) · bg сервирам (sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)) · grc διακονέω (to bring food to) · th เสิร์ฟ (to bring food to) · bg допринасям (to contribute, promote) · ko 근무하다 (to work for) · sv serva (to work for) · ru обслу́живать (to attend, supply the wants of) · sc serbire (to work for) · it essere in forza (military: to work or operate) · uk обслуго́вувати (to attend, supply the wants of) · he כִּהֵן (to perform domestic offices) · scn sirviri (to work for) · nn serve (sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)) · got 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 (to work for) · be паслужы́ць (to work for) · rm sarvir (to work for) · he שֵׁרֵת (to work for) · fr servir (to be of use) · izh sluužia (to be in service) · be абно́сіць (to bring food to) · fr servir (sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)) · fi toimia (to make legal service on (someone)) · cs sloužit (to work for) · ota عبادت ایتمك (religion: to obey and worship) · bg подсилвам (to wind spun yarn) · tr servis etmek (to bring food to) · scn sèrviri (to work for) · fr servir (religion: to obey and worship) · fr servir (to be a servant) · hu szolgál (to work for) · sv tjäna (to be subordinate to) · ru порабо́тать (to be subordinate to) · it venerare (religion: to obey and worship) · ru служи́ть (to work for) · ru порабо́тать (to work for) · bg връчвам (legal: to bring to notice, deliver, or execute) · ml സേവിക്കുക (to be in service) · fi palvella (to perform domestic offices) · ar أَرْسَلَ (sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)) · ru рабо́тать (to be subordinate to) · ga cuir isteach (to work through (a term)) · it badare (to attend, supply the wants of) · sk slúžiť (to work for) · ru служи́ть (to be subordinate to) · fi palvella (to perform duties) · ia servir (to attend, supply the wants of) · fi palvella (religion: to obey and worship) · it occuparsi (to attend, supply the wants of) · got 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 (religion: to obey and worship) · ar خَدَمَ (to be a servant) · fr purger (to work through (a term)) · fi tarjoilla (to attend, supply the wants of) · es servir (to be suitor to) · mi rato (to be in service) · uk вруча́ти (legal: to bring to notice, deliver, or execute) · it operare (to work for) · ru служи́ть (to be of use) · cmn 當 /当 (to perform duties) · fo serva (sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)) · sv fungera (to be of use) · he שֵׁרֵת (to be a servant) · he שִׁמֵּשׁ (to copulate (of animals)) · mi whakarato (to bring food to) · no servere (to bring food to) · ru служи́ть (religion: to obey and worship) · om tajaajiluu (to work for) · fur servî (to work for) · fr servir (to bring food to) · gl sacar (sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)) · pt servir (to be subordinate to) · ru послужи́ть (to work for) · sc selvire (to work for) · la serviō (to work for) · ro servi (to attend, supply the wants of) · ru послужи́ть (religion: to obey and worship) · ca servir (to work for) · la prosum (to attend, supply the wants of) · de servieren (to bring food to) · sc serbiri (to work for) · fi palvella (to work for) · fi toimia (to act in place of) · pt servir (to set down on a table to be eaten or drunk) · hu szervál (sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)) · bg обслужвам (to attend, supply the wants of) · it coprire (to copulate (of animals)) · pt servir (sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)) · fi kohdella (to treat (someone)) · uk подава́ти (to bring food to) · it adempiere (to perform duties) · dsb słužyś (to work for) · la servio (to be in service) · cs servírovat (to bring food to) · sl služiti (to work for) · fi saattaa tietoon (legal: to bring to notice, deliver, or execute) · fi syöttää (sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)) · zdj urumishiha (religion: to obey and worship) · pt servir (to bring food to) · vi lên món (to bring food to) · ru послужи́ть (to perform duties) · it attendere (to attend, supply the wants of) · ang þeġnian (to bring food to) · orv служити (to work for) · lb verbéissen (to work through (a term)) · es servir (to be of use) · ms beribadah (religion: to obey and worship) · nn sørve (sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)) · ht sèvi (religion: to obey and worship) · he שִׁמֵּשׁ (to perform domestic offices) · mi rato (to be of use) · ko 제공하다 (to bring food to) · he עָבַד (religion: to obey and worship)