dienen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- avail verb To make use of an opportunity or resource, usually for one's own benefit.
- await verb To wait for something or someone, often with a sense of expectation.
- function noun The purpose something serves or the job it does.
- page noun One side of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine, or document.
- serve verb To provide help, food, or a service to someone.
Senses
dienen is used for these senses in English:
- avail (intransitive) To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object.
- await (transitive, intransitive) To serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon.
- dish out (transitive) To put (food) on to a dish ready for eating.
- function (intransitive) To have a function.
- function (intransitive) To carry out a function; to be in action.
- page (transitive) To attend (someone) as a page.
- serve (transitive) To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by. [from 13th c.]
avail — full definition
- verb To make use of an opportunity or resource, usually for one's own benefit.
- noun Use or benefit, especially in the phrase "to no avail," meaning without success.
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