serve

1. To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink).

   (personal, transitive)To be a formal servant for (a god or deity); to worship in an official capacity.

   служи́тьslužítʹ, послужи́тьposlužítʹ

   служи́тиslužýty

2. (personal, transitive)To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by.

   dienen

   служи́тьslužítʹ, послужи́тьposlužítʹ, рабо́татьrabótatʹ

   служи́тиslužýty

   work for, or be a servant to

3. (personal, transitive)To wait upon (someone) at table; to set food and drink in front of, to help (someone) to food, meals etc.

   обслу́живатьobslúživatʹ, обслужи́тьobslužítʹ

   обслуго́вуватиobsluhóvuvaty

   help to some food; help with food or drink

4. (factive, intransitive, personal)To render service by being a servant, worker, employee, or officeholder; to hold those roles and perform their duties.

5. (personal, transitive)To set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten; to bring (food, drink) to a person.

   servieren

   подава́тьpodavátʹ, пода́тьpodátʹ

   подава́тиpodaváty, обслуго́вуватиobsluhóvuvaty

6. To be effective.

   (transitive)To be useful to; to meet the needs of.

   promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to

7. (intransitive)To have a given use or purpose; to function for something or to do something.

   serve a purpose, role, or function

8. (intransitive)To usefully take the place as, instead of something else.

9. To deliver a document in such a way that the recipient can be legally considered to be informed of it.

   (transitive)To officially deliver (a legal notice, summons etc.).

   a document served on the tenant

   вруча́тиvručáty, вручи́тиvručýty

   deliver a warrant or summons to someone

10. (transitive)To make legal service upon (a person named in a writ, summons, etc.)

    to serve a witness with a subpoena

11. (intransitive, transitive)To lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton etc.

    aufschlagen, den Aufschlag haben

12. (transitive)To copulate with (of male animals); to cover.

1. When and where is breakfast served?

   Де і коли подаватимуть сніданок? — anastasishko

   deWann und wo wird das Frühstück serviert? — Merle

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2. What time will dinner be served?

   Коли подадуть вечерю? — deniko

   ruКогда будет подан ужин? — sharptoothed

   deWann wird das Abendessen serviert? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. Tom served three years in prison.

   Том три роки відсидів у в'язниці. — deniko

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4. They serve delicious food at that restaurant.

   В цьому ресторані подають смачні страви. — sinichka

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5. Tom served a long time in prison.

   Том довго сидів у в'язниці. — deniko

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regular · Lesson

• serve upслужити, обслуговуватиTo present (food or drink) to those who will consume it; to serve.
• serve outTo win a set, or by extension a match, by holding serve (winning a game as the server).