ottemperare — meaning in English

English meaning

• meet verb To come face to face with someone, whether by chance or by arrangement.
• serve verb To provide help, food, or a service to someone.

Senses

ottemperare is used for these senses in English:

• meet To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.
• serve (transitive) To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by. [from 13th c.]

meet — full definition

1. verb To come face to face with someone, whether by chance or by arrangement.
2. verb To come together with others for a discussion, event, or contest.
3. verb To touch, join, or come into contact with something, often where two things converge.
4. verb To satisfy a requirement, need, or standard.
5. noun An organized sporting event, especially in athletics or swimming.

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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