servire — meaning in English

English meaning

• await verb To wait for something or someone, often with a sense of expectation.
• pitch noun A persuasive presentation intended to sell or promote something.
• serve verb To provide help, food, or a service to someone.

Senses

servire is used for these senses in English:

• await (transitive, intransitive) To serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon.
• pitch (transitive, or, intransitive, baseball) To throw (the ball) toward a batter at home plate.
• pitch (intransitive, baseball) To play baseball in the position of pitcher.
• serve (transitive) To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by. [from 13th c.]
• serve (transitive) To set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten; to bring (food, drink) to a person. [from 15th c.]
• serve (transitive, archaic) To be suitor to; to be the lover of. [from 14th c.]
• serve (transitive, intransitive, sports) To lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton etc. [from 16th c.]

pitch — full definition

1. noun A persuasive presentation intended to sell or promote something.
2. verb To throw, especially a ball toward a batter.
3. verb To promote or attempt to sell an idea or product.
4. noun The playing field used in sports such as football, rugby, or cricket (chiefly British English).
5. noun How high or low a sound is perceived to be.

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