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1 serve a purpose
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2 serve a summons on someone
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3 serve a writ on
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4 serve as a clerk
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5 serve at Mass
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6 serve at table
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7 serve dinner
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8 serve on the panel
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9 serve on
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10 serve one's articles
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11 serve one's time
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12 serve the purpose of
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13 serve up
serve up1 opdienen♦voorbeelden:2 they keep serving up the same old rubbish • ze komen steeds weer met dezelfde oude troep aanzetten -
14 serve
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15 serve
n. opdienen (met tennis)--------v. bedienen; dienen; opscheppen; serveren; uitzitten (straf etc.); bevruchtenserve1[ sə:v] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉————————serve2♦voorbeelden:→ serve on serve on/3 dienen ⇒ dienst doen, helpen, baten♦voorbeelden:serve as a clerk • werken als kantoorbediendehe served in North Africa • hij heeft in Noord-Afrika gediendserve at table • bedienen, opdienen£50 serves him for a week • aan vijftig pond heeft hij een week genoegit will serve • daarmee lukt het welas occasion serves • al naar gelang de gelegenheid zich voordoetare you being served? • wordt u al geholpen?the sky serve him for a roof • de hemel diende hem als dak1 dienen ⇒ voorzien in/van, volstaan, vervullen3 ondergaan ⇒ vervullen, (uit)zitten♦voorbeelden:serve the purpose of • dienst doen alsbuses serve the suburbs • de voorsteden zijn per bus bereikbaarthis recipe will serve four people • dit recept is genoeg voor vier personenthe house is served with water • het huis is aangesloten op de waterleiding2 that serves him right! • dat is zijn verdiende loon!, net goed!he served me shamefully • hij heeft me schandelijk behandeld -
16 serve out
uitdelen (proviand), uitgeven (levensmiddelen)serve out♦voorbeelden: -
17 serve two masters
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18 serve a person with the same sauce
iemand met gelijke munt terugbetalenEnglish-Dutch dictionary > serve a person with the same sauce
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19 serve an order
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20 serve as a middleman
als bemiddelaar dienst doen
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Serve — Serve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Served}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Serving}.] [OE. serven, servien, OF. & F. servir, fr. L. servire; akin to servus a servant or slave, servare to protect, preserve, observe; cf. Zend har to protect, haurva protecting. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Serve and volley — is a style of play in tennis where the player serving moves quickly towards the net after hitting a serve. The server then attempts to hit a volley (a shot where the ball is struck without allowing it to bounce), as opposed to the baseline style … Wikipedia
serve — → serf ● serf, serve adjectif (latin servus, esclave) Relatif à l état des serfs : Des hommes de condition serve. Littéraire. Qui fait preuve d une soumission complète à l égard d autrui. ● serf, serve (homonymes) adjectif (latin servus, esclave) … Encyclopédie Universelle
serve — [sɜːv ǁ sɜːrv] verb 1. [transitive] COMMERCE to supply customers with a particular product or service or with something they need: • The firm plans to open a London office to serve clients with investments and businesses in Europe. • JAL Group… … Financial and business terms
serve — [sʉrv] vt. served, serving [ME serven < OFr servir < L servire, to serve < servus, servant, slave: see SERF] 1. to work for as a servant 2. a) to do services or duties for; give service to; aid; assist; help b) to give obedience and… … English World dictionary
serve two masters — serve one/two etc/masters phrase to be controlled by one two etc people or things Thesaurus: not free or independentsynonym Main entry: master * * * take orders from two superiors or follow two conflicting or opposing princip … Useful english dictionary
Serve-and-Volley — Serve and Vol|ley 〈[sœ:v ənd vɔ̣lı] n.; s; unz.; Sp.; Tennis〉 Spielweise, bei der der Spieler unmittelbar nach dem eigenen Aufschlag ans Netz läuft, um anzugreifen [<engl. serve „aufschlagen“ + and „und“ + volley „Flugball“] * * * Serve and… … Universal-Lexikon
serve someone right — (of something unpleasant) to be no more than deserved • • • Main Entry: ↑serve * * * be someone s deserved punishment or misfortune it would serve you right if Jeff walked out on you * * * serve someone right see ↑serve, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
serve — vt served, serv·ing 1: to deliver, publish, or execute (notice or process) as required by law no notice of any such request was ever served on the husband National Law Journal 2: to make legal service upon (the person named in a process): inform… … Law dictionary
serve — late 12c., to render habitual obedience to, from O.Fr. servir to serve, from L. servire to serve, originally be a slave, related to servus slave, perhaps from an Etruscan word (Cf. Etruscan proper names Servi, Serve). Meaning to attend to (a… … Etymology dictionary
Serve — Serve, v. i. 1. To be a servant or a slave; to be employed in labor or other business for another; to be in subjection or bondage; to render menial service. [1913 Webster] The Lord shall give thee rest . . . from the hard bondage wherein thou… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English