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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

  1. verb To make use of an opportunity or resource, usually for one's own benefit.
  2. noun Use or benefit, especially in the phrase "to no avail," meaning without success.

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