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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

  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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