opdienen — meaning in English

English meaning

• ladle noun A long-handled, deep-bowled spoon used for serving liquids like soup.
• serve verb To provide help, food, or a service to someone.

Senses

opdienen is used for these senses in English:

• dish out (transitive) To put (food) on to a dish ready for eating.
• dish up (transitive) To serve (cooked food); to take (food) from the oven, pots, etc. and put in dishes to be served at table.
• ladle (transitive) To pour or serve something with a ladle.
• serve (transitive) To set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten; to bring (food, drink) to a person. [from 15th c.]

ladle — full definition

1. noun A long-handled, deep-bowled spoon used for serving liquids like soup.
2. verb To serve or scoop something with a ladle.

serve — full definition

1. verb To provide help, food, or a service to someone.
2. verb To be useful or suitable for a particular purpose.
3. verb To officially deliver a legal document to someone.
4. verb To hit the ball first to start play in tennis, volleyball, and similar sports.
5. noun The act of putting the ball in play at the start of a point in tennis or similar sports.

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