послужи́ть — meaning in English
posluzhit
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English meaning
- serve verb To provide help, food, or a service to someone.
Senses
послужи́ть is used for these senses in English:
- 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) To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by. [from 13th c.]
- serve (transitive) To wait upon (someone) at table; to set food and drink in front of, to help (someone) to food, meals etc. [from 13th c.]
- serve (transitive, archaic) To be suitor to; to be the lover of. [from 14th c.]
- serve (transitive) To be useful to; to meet the needs of. [from 14th c.]
serve — full definition
- verb To provide help, food, or a service to someone.
- verb To be useful or suitable for a particular purpose.
- verb To officially deliver a legal document to someone.
- verb To hit the ball first to start play in tennis, volleyball, and similar sports.
- noun The act of putting the ball in play at the start of a point in tennis or similar sports.