Meaning of serve | Babel Free

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1. An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games.
2. The act or right of serving in many court games.
3. A portion of food or drink, a serving.
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4. To pitch (a ball) over the middle of home plate, where it is likely to be hit hard.
5. An impressive presentation (especially of a person's appearance).
6. To be deserved under the circumstances: Punish him; it will serve him right for what he has done to you.
7. serve one right, to constitute someone's fair and just punishment, as for improper or stupid behavior.
8. act of serving (a ball). afslaan الضَّربَةُ المَبدَئِيَّه في التِّنِس أو كُرَة الطّاوِلَه сервис serviço podání der Aufschlag serv σερβίςservicio serv سروس syöttö service הַגָשָת כַּדוּר सर्विस करना servis adogatás (teniszben) serve uppgjöf servizio サーブ 서브 servas serve pukulan servis opslagserve, utspill, første slag serw سروس serviço serviciu подача podanie servis servis serv การตีลูกเสิร์ฟ servis 發球 подача м'яча بال مارنے کا عمل cú, lượt giao bóng 发球
9. a portion of food served. I had two servings of pie. porsie حِصَّة من الطَّعام او الشَّراب على المائِدَه порция porção porce die Portion portion μερίδαporción, ración portsjon پرس غدا annos portionמנה परोसा गया भोजन porcija adag (étel) porsi skammtur porzione １人前 음식의 한 그릇 porcija porcija hidangan portieporsjonporcja د ډوډي خوړلو په وخت كي چوپړتيا porção porţie порция; кусок porcia obrok porcije portion ปริมาณอาหารที่ใช้เสิร์ฟแก่คน ๆ หนึ่งในแต่ละมื้อ porsiyon 一人份的菜餚 порція, шматок پروسے گیے کھ...
10. you etc deserve your misfortune etc. He has done no work so it will serve him right if he fails his exam. يَسْتَحِق ما يَحْصَل لَه bem feito dobře ti tak das geschieht dir, etc. recht selv være ude om καλά να πάθεις! tenerlo bien merecido paras sulle! se on sinulle oikein c'est bien fait pour megérdemel (vmi rosszat) sudah selayaknya vera e-m mátulegt (meritarsi) いい気味だ 그래도 싸다 taip tau ir reikia tā tev (viņam u.tml.) vajag het is je verdiende loon det har (du, osv.) godt av! خدمت كوونه bem fei...
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11. to spend a (fixed) period of time as an apprentice. vakleerling wees يَقْضي وقْتا يَتَتَلْمَذُ чиракувам ser aprendiz vyučit se in die Lehre gehen stå i lære θητεύω ως βοηθός hacer el aprendizaje õpipoisiks olema, koolis käima به شاگردي گرفتن toimia harjoittelijana faire son apprentissage לִהיוֹת שוּלִיָה अप्रेंटिस का काल पूरा करना odraditi praksu, naukovanje tanulóidőt (le)tölt menjadi magang vera í læri fare il tirocinio 見習をする 도제 살이 하다 būti mokiniu, pameistriu būt (kalpot) par mācekli menja...
12. to distribute to each of a number of people. She served out the pudding. opskep يُوَزِّع على عددٍ من النّاس разпределям servir podat všem austeilen dele ud σερβίρωservir välja jagama, serveerima سپري كردن jakaa servir לְחַלֵק परोसना razdijeliti, podijeliti kioszt membagikan bera fram; skammta servire 配る 분배하다 išdalinti izdalīt (ēdienu) menghidangkan uitdelen porsjonere/dele ut podawać, częstować تیرول servir a distri­bui разносить podávať postreči razdeliti servera, portionera ut แจกจ่ายให้กับ...
13. to start serving (a meal). opskep يَبدأ تَقديم الطَّعام والشَّراب поднасям servir naservírovat auftischen servere αρχίζω το σερβίρισμα servir, ofrecer serveerimist alustama غذا كشيدن tarjoilla servir לְהָגִיש परोसना शुरू करना servirati, dati jelo felszolgál, tálal menghidangkan bera fram servire 給仕する 대접하다 paduoti (valgyti) likt (ēdienu) galdā mula menghidangkan opdienenservere, diske opp med podawać دودی کښل servir a servi (la masă) подавать naservírovať postreči početi služiti duka upp เริ่ม...

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Examples

“Whose serve is it?”

“He had no power serve of his own, no backhand, no volley, no lob, no idea of pace or tactics.”

“The first serve of the game is from the right half court to the half diagonally opposite.”

“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.”

“The night before your event, base your evening meal on high-carbohydrate foods with a small serve of lean protein.”

“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.”

“Reintroduce protein; add a small serve of salmon, tuna or sardines every second day (tinned variety or fresh).”

“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.”

“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.”

“That white eyeliner is such a serve.”

“And, of course, there’s the video, which didn’t need to be such a serve since the song slapped so hard. But, it’s still iconic years later.”

“Taking a private jet in the middle of a pandemic is not the serve you think it is KenToya! What is a serve is the hazmat jumpsuit Marlo wears for the sprinter. Fashion x Covid Safety realness.”

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