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serve verb

  /sɑː(ɹ)v/ , /sɜːv/ , /sɝv/
  • (transitive) To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by. [from 13thc.]
 servir, desempeñar, fungir, sevir
  • (transitive) To set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten; to bring (food, drink) to a person. [from 15thc.]
 servir, cerner, cernir, operar
  • (transitive, archaic) To be suitor to; to be the lover of. [from 14thc.]
  • (transitive) To be useful to; to meet the needs of. [from 14thc.]
 servir, funcionar, cumplir
  • (transitive, intransitive, sports) To lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton etc. [from 16thc.]
 servir
  • (transitive) To wait upon (someone) at table; to set food and drink in front of, to help (someone) to food, meals etc. [from 13thc.]
 servir, cumplir
  • (transitive, military) To work, to operate (a weapon). [from 18thc.]
 cerner, cernir, operar

serve noun

  /sɑː(ɹ)v/ , /sɜːv/ , /sɝv/
  • (sports) An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games.
 servicio, saque

serving noun

  /ˈsɜːvɪŋ/ , /ˈsɝvɪŋ/
  • (countable) The quantity of food or drink intended for one person in a single sitting; especially in relation to a meal.
 porción
  • (uncountable, gerund) The act or process of serving.
 servicio
serve someone right
estarle bien empleado, habérselo buscado, habérselo merecido, ¡te está bien empleado!
soft serve
helado suave
serve cunt
servir concha, servir coño
self-serve
de autoservicio
serve notice
advertir, apartar, notificar
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