betjäna — meaning in English

English meaning

• 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.

Senses

betjäna is used for these senses in English:

• 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.]
• service (transitive) To serve.

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.

service — full definition

1. noun Work done to help or benefit someone, or the act of providing this.
2. noun Work carried out for the armed forces.
3. noun A system that supplies something the public needs, such as transport, water, or electricity.
4. noun A religious ceremony, especially in a church.
5. verb To maintain or repair a vehicle or machine.

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