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dienen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • 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:

  • 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.]

page — full definition

  1. noun One side of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine, or document.
  2. noun A single screen or document viewable in a web browser.
  3. verb To contact someone using a pager or public address system.

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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