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serve
English
Etymology
From Middle English serven, from Middle French servir, from Old French, from Latin servi? (“be a slave; serve”), from Latin servus (“slave; servant”), which perhaps derives from Etruscan (compare Etruscan proper names ???????????????????? (servi), ???????????????????? (serve)).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /s??v/
- (US) IPA(key): /s?v/
- Rhymes: -??(?)v
Noun
serve (plural serves)
- (sports) An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games.
- Whose serve is it?
- 1961 January 13, Marshall Smith, From Waif to a Winner, the Clown of the Courts, Life, page 99,
- He had no power serve of his own, no backhand, no volley, no lob, no idea of pace or tactics.
- 1996, Steve Boga, Badminton, page viii,
- The first serve of the game is from the right half court to the half diagonally opposite.
- 2009, Mihnea Moldoveanu, Roger L. Martin, Diaminds: Decoding the Mental Habits of Successful Thinkers, page 31,
- Against a serve of the calibre of McEnroe?s, an opponent will try to anticipate the ball?s direction and lean either to the left or to the right, depending on where he feels the server will go.
- (chiefly Australia) A portion of food or drink, a serving.
- 2004, Susanna Holt, Fitness Food: The Essential Guide to Eating Well and Performing Better, Murdoch Books Australia, page 23,
- The night before your event, base your evening meal on high-carbohydrate foods with a small serve of lean protein.
- 2007, Verity Campbell, Turkey, Lonely Planet, page 142,
- Come here for a cappuccino that could hold its own on Via Veneto in Rome (€2) and a serve of their crunchy fresh cheese börek.
- 2008, Michael E. Cichorski, Maximum Asthma Control: The Revolutionary 3-Step Anti Asthma Program, page 100,
- Reintroduce protein; add a small serve of salmon, tuna or sardines every second day (tinned variety or fresh).
- 2011, Great Britain Parliament House of Commons Health Committee, Alcohol: First Report of Session 2009-10, Volume 2, page 189,
- Smirnoff Appleback was a finished drink, comprising a 50ml serve of Smirnoff, with ice and lemonade or ginger ale and equating to 1.9 units.
- 2012, Lesley Campbell, Alan L. Rubin, Type 2 Diabetes For Dummies, Australian Edition, page 117,
- One serve of carbohydrates is approximately equal to a slice of bread, a piece of fruit, third of a cup of cooked rice, half a cup of grains, cereals, starchy vegetables or cooked pasta, 200 grams of plain yoghurt, or 300 millilitres of milk.
- 2004, Susanna Holt, Fitness Food: The Essential Guide to Eating Well and Performing Better, Murdoch Books Australia, page 23,
- (gay slang and African-American Vernacular) An impressive presentation (especially of a person's appearance).
- That white eyeliner is such a serve.
Synonyms
- (act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play): service
- (portion of food): See serving
Antonyms
- (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play): receive
Translations
Verb
serve (third-person singular simple present serves, present participle serving, simple past and past participle served)
- (personal) To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink).
- (transitive) To be a formal servant for (a god or deity); to worship in an official capacity. [from 12thc.]
- 1889, Philip Schaff, translating St. Chrysostom, Homilies, XIV:
- And yet this is not the office of a Priest, but of Him whom the Priest should serve.
- 1889, Philip Schaff, translating St. Chrysostom, Homilies, XIV:
- (transitive) To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by. [from 13thc.]
- 1716, Joseph Addison, The Drummer
- And, truly, Mrs Abigail, I must needs say, I served my master contentedly while he was living, but I will serve no man living (that is, no man that is not living) without double wages.
- 1979, Bob Dylan, Gotta Serve Somebody:
- You may be a businessman or some high-degree thief, / They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief / But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
- 1716, Joseph Addison, The Drummer
- (transitive) To wait upon (someone) at table; to set food and drink in front of, to help (someone) to food, meals etc. [from 13thc.]
- 2007, Larry McMurty, When the Light Goes
- That night Annie served him grilled halibut and English peas, plus tomatoes, of course, and a salad.
- 2007, Larry McMurty, When the Light Goes
- (intransitive) To be a servant or worker; to perform the duties of a servant or employee; to render service. [from 14thc.]
- 1673, John Milton, On His Blindness:
- They also serve who only stand and wait.
- 1673, John Milton, On His Blindness:
- (transitive) To set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten; to bring (food, drink) to a person. [from 15thc.]
- 2009, Dominic A Pacyga, Chicago: A Biography, p.195:
- About twenty minutes after waiters served the soup, a guest got up and left.
- 2009, Dominic A Pacyga, Chicago: A Biography, p.195:
- (transitive) To be a formal servant for (a god or deity); to worship in an official capacity. [from 12thc.]
- (transitive, archaic) To treat (someone) in a given manner. [from 13thc.]
- 1924, H. Rider Haggard, Belshazzar
- I mock them all who have served me ill of late and chiefly this cheat of Judah, whose temple we have plundered and whose golden vessels are my wash-pots.
- 1924, H. Rider Haggard, Belshazzar
- (transitive, archaic) To be suitor to; to be the lover of. [from 14thc.]
- To be effective.
- (transitive) To be useful to; to meet the needs of. [from 14thc.]
- 2010 October 12, Lloyd Marcus, The Guardian
- So, while the sycophantic liberal media calls any and all opposition to Obama racist, they give Obama carte blanche to exploit his race whenever it serves his purpose.
- 2010 October 12, Lloyd Marcus, The Guardian
- (intransitive) To have a given use or purpose; to function for something or to do something. [from 14thc.]
- 2011 January 27, "Borgata bust", The Economist
- The bust also served to remind the public that the Mafia is not harmless.
- 2011 January 27, "Borgata bust", The Economist
- (intransitive) To usefully take the place as, instead of something else. [from 14thc.]
- 2010 April 20, "Not up in the air", The Economist
- Maybe the volcanic eruption will serve as a wake-up call to such companies that they need to modernise their risk management.
- 2010 April 20, "Not up in the air", The Economist
- (transitive) To be useful to; to meet the needs of. [from 14thc.]
- (transitive, law) To deliver a document.
- To officially deliver (a legal notice, summons etc.). [from 15thc.]
- 2008 April, Pamela Colloff, The Fire That Time, Texas Monthly; Austin: Emmis Publishing, p.158:
- On the morning of February 28, 1993, ATF agents gathered at a staging area near Waco and prepared to serve a search warrant on the Branch Davidians' residence.
- 2008 April, Pamela Colloff, The Fire That Time, Texas Monthly; Austin: Emmis Publishing, p.158:
- To make legal service upon (a person named in a writ, summons, etc.)
- To officially deliver (a legal notice, summons etc.). [from 15thc.]
- (transitive, intransitive, sports) To lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton etc. [from 16thc.]
- 2007, Rob Antoun, Women's Tennis Tactics, p.2:
- In women's tennis the need to serve more effectively has become greater in recent years because the game is being played more aggressively, and rallies are becoming shorter as a result.
- 2007, Rob Antoun, Women's Tennis Tactics, p.2:
- (transitive) To copulate with (of male animals); to cover. [from 16thc.]
- 1996, Puck Bonnier et al., Dairy Cattle Husbandry, Agromisa Foundation 2004
- Conception means that a cow is served by a bull and that she becomes pregnant.
- 1996, Puck Bonnier et al., Dairy Cattle Husbandry, Agromisa Foundation 2004
- (intransitive) To be in military service. [from 16thc.]
- 2007 May 16, Peter Walker, The Guardian
- Some reports suggested he would quit the army if he was not allowed to serve abroad in a war zone.
- 2007 May 16, Peter Walker, The Guardian
- (transitive, military) To work, to operate (a weapon). [from 18thc.]
- 1864, Horace Greeley, The American Conflict
- John T. Greble, of the 2d regular artillery, was likewise killed instantly by a ball through the head, while serving his gun in the face of the foe.
- 1864, Horace Greeley, The American Conflict
- (transitive) To work through (a given period of time in prison, a sentence). [from 19thc.]
- 2010 December 1, Tania Branigan, The Guardian
- The Guangzhou Daily reported that Shi Chunlong, 20, who organised the incident, was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Hou Bin, who pulled out of the attack after helping to plan it, will serve 12 years.
- 2010 December 1, Tania Branigan, The Guardian
- (nautical) To wind spun yarn etc. tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather.
- (transitive) To perform (a public obligation).
- I've received a summons for jury duty. It says I serve one day or one trial.
- She served the office of mayor five years ago.
- (transitive, intransitive, slang, drugs) To provide crack cocaine (to), usually by selling, dealing, or distributing.
- (gay slang and African-American Vernacular) To present an attractive personal appearance.
- (intransitive) To present an attractive personal appearance.
- (transitive) To attractively display something (especially a body part) as part of one's personal appearance.
- (transitive) To evoke something (especially a person) with one's personal appearance.
- (intransitive) To present an attractive personal appearance.
Synonyms
- (to be a servant to): attend, bestand, wait on; See also Thesaurus:serve
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Descendants
- Thai: ?????? (s???p)
References
Anagrams
- 'verse, -verse, reves, sever, veers, verse
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?s?rv?]
Verb
serve
- third-person singular future of servat
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s??v/
Verb
serve
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive of servir
Anagrams
- resve, rêves, rêvés, verse, versé
Italian
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the main entry.
Adjective
serve
- feminine plural of servo
Noun
serve f pl
- plural of serva
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
serve
- third-person singular present indicative of servire
Latin
Noun
serve m
- vocative singular of servus
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- (noun): sørv
- (verb): serva (a infinitive); sørva, sørve
Etymology
Borrowed from English serve. Doublet of servere. Both are ultimately from Latin servi?.
Verb
serve (present tense servar, past tense serva, past participle serva, passive infinitive servast, present participle servande, imperative serv)
- (transitive, intransitive, sports) to serve (To lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton etc.)
Noun
serve m (definite singular serven, indefinite plural servar, definite plural servane)
- (sports) a serve
References
- “serve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- verse
Portuguese
Verb
serve
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of servir
- second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of servir
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English serve.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?rv/
Noun
serve c
- (sports) serve
Declension
Related terms
- serva (“to serve”)
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abet
English
Etymology
From Middle English abetten, abette, from Old French abeter (“to entice”), from a- (“to”) + beter (“hound on, urge, to bait”), either from Middle Dutch b?tan (“incite”) or from Old Norse beita (“to cause to bite, bait, incite”), from Proto-Germanic *baitijan? (“to cause to bite”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?eyd- (“to split”). Cognate with Icelandic beita (“to set dogs on; to feed”).
Alternate etymology traces the Middle English and Old French words through Old English *?b?tan (“to hound on”), from ?- + b?tan (“to bait”), from the same Proto-Germanic [Term?] source.
See also bait, bet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??b?t/
- Rhymes: -?t
Verb
abet (third-person singular simple present abets, present participle abetting, simple past and past participle abetted)
- (obsolete, transitive) To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable. [from end of 14th century to early 17th century]
- (transitive) To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime. [from c. 1350-1470]
- 2017 September 27, David Browne, "Hugh Hefner, 'Playboy' Founder, Dead at 91," Rolling Stone
- By the early Seventies, Playboy was selling seven million copies a month and Hefner's globe-trotting lifestyle was abetted by his private jet, the Big Bunny, that contained a circular bed, an inside disco and a wet bar.
- 2017 September 27, David Browne, "Hugh Hefner, 'Playboy' Founder, Dead at 91," Rolling Stone
- (transitive, archaic) To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action); to maintain. [from late 16th century]
- (obsolete) To back up one's forecast of a doubtful issue, by staking money, etc., to bet.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:abet.
Synonyms
- (to instigate or encourage by aid or countenance): incite, instigate, set on, egg on, foment, advocate, countenance, encourage, second, uphold, aid, assist, support, sustain, back, connive at, promote, sanction, advocate, embolden, favor, cooperate with
Antonyms
- baffle
- confound
- contradict
- counteract
- denounce
- deter
- disapprove
- disconcert
- discourage
- dissuade
- expose
- frustrate
- hinder
- impede
- obstruct
- thwart
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
abet (plural abets)
- (obsolete) Fraud or cunning. [mid-12th century to mid-14th century]
- (obsolete) An act of abetting; of helping; of giving aid. [from c. 1350-1470]
References
Anagrams
- Bate, Beta, Teba, bate, beat, beta
Aragonese
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
abet m
- fir-tree
References
- Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) , “abet”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, ?ISBN
Chamorro
Etymology
From Spanish vamos a ver (“we'll see”)
Phrase
abet
- An expression of doubt
Danish
Verb
abet
- past participle of abe
Lombard
Etymology
From Latin habitus (“habit, appearance”).
Noun
abet m
- religious habit (clothing)
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