serve

[sɜːrv]

Definition:
1. Provide.
2. To give somebody food or drink.
3. Be used by; as of a utility.

'serve' example sentence:

1. Serve the wine at room temperature.
2. What time do you serve dinner?
3. He said that public servants should use government to serve and not to cash in.
4. This could mean the closure of thousands of small businesses which serve the community.
5. We serve hot and cold lunches.
6. They were willing to serve the fatherland in its hour of need.
7. Do you serve bar snacks?
8. The only problem here is that they don't serve beer - only wine and spirits.
9. Local councillors have a duty to serve the community.
10. The centre will serve the whole community.
11. The judge recommended that he serve 20 years in prison.
12. I felt bloated after the huge meal they'd served.
13. She was elected to serve as secretary of the local party.
14. Her serve was just in.
15. He was egocentric, a man of impulse who expected those around him to serve him.
16. They take pains to hire people whose personalities predispose them to serve customers well.
17. How can we best serve the needs of future generations?
18. I've been practising my serve for weeks.
19. It is an offence to serve alcohol to minors.
20. His second serve clipped the net.
21. He minced over to serve us.
22. His linguistic ability served him well in his chosen profession.
23. They serve good pub grub there.
24. They didn't want me to serve out my notice.
25. The article served as a useful starting point for our discussion.
26. A Catalan speciality is to serve salt cod cold.
27. The town is well served with buses and major road links.
28. There are only 35 staff to serve 30,000-plus customers.
29. A brief dip into history serves to confirm this view.
30. This dish will serve four hungry people.
31. The food, such as it was, was served at nine o'clock.
32. His powerful serve was too much for the defending champion.
33. The police have been unable to serve a summons on him.
34. They serve good French cooking.
35. He has served a number of double faults in this set.
36. He served in the ranks for most of the war.
37. Your feet must be behind the line when you serve.
38. Shall I serve?
39. A district should serve its clientele, namely students, staff, and parents.
40. The sofa will serve as a bed for a night or two.
41. They serve the most delicious roast beef.
42. All main courses are served with chips or baked potato.
43. Serve the lamb with new potatoes and green beans.
44. Small towns in South India serve as economic and cultural centres for the surrounding villages.
45. Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis.
46. The experiments serve no useful purpose.
47. These experiments serve no useful purpose.
48. Most of their economic policies serve the interests of big business.
49. Pumpkin pie is a traditional American dish served on Thanksgiving.
50. They live in an area ill served by public transport.