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Meaning of serve out | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To win a set, or by extension a match, by holding serve (winning a game as the server).
    transitive
  2. To serve the whole of some period.
    transitive
  3. To deal out or distribute.
    transitive
  4. To pay back; to have one's revenge on.
    archaic, transitive

Equivalents

Latina emereo permereo

Examples

“She held her nerve after failing to serve out the match at the first attempt, seeing three match points slip by in a nervous service game at 6-4 5-4 and recovering from losing the tie-break to dominate the decider.”
“The politician did not serve out his term.”
“The waiters served out soup to the guests.”
“'Yar!' said she, 'you little meddlesome wretch, I have you now! I will serve you out for telling the salmon where I was!'”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

serve someone a trick serve someone right serve someone the same sauce serve the time serve the turn serve time

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