serves

/sɜːvz/ · noun

Meaning

An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games.
A portion of food or drink, a serving.
(personal) To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink).
To treat (someone) in a given manner.
To be suitor to; to be the lover of.
To be effective.
To deliver a document.
To lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton etc.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

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Descendant words

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Sources

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