servir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- answer noun A reply given to a question, or a solution to a problem.
- avail verb To make use of an opportunity or resource, usually for one's own benefit.
- do verb To perform or carry out an action or task.
- function noun The purpose something serves or the job it does.
- serve verb To provide help, food, or a service to someone.
- service noun Work done to help or benefit someone, or the act of providing this.
- wait noun A period spent staying where you are, or delaying action, until something happens.
Senses
servir is used for these senses in English:
- answer (ambitransitive) To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily.
- answer To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to.
- avail (intransitive) To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object.
- be good for (This entry is a translation hub.) To be fit, to be useful.
- do (ambitransitive) To suffice.
- do (intransitive) To be reasonable or acceptable.
- function (intransitive) To have a function.
- function (intransitive) To carry out a function; to be in action.
answer — full definition
- noun A reply given to a question, or a solution to a problem.
- verb To give a reply, especially to a question, letter, or call.
- verb To be accountable or responsible for something, often to someone in authority.
avail — full definition
- verb To make use of an opportunity or resource, usually for one's own benefit.
- noun Use or benefit, especially in the phrase "to no avail," meaning without success.