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Languages: English : serve

Verb conjugation in Windows:

Infinitive: to serve
Participle: served
Gerund: serving

 

Indicative

Subjunctive

Present
I    serve
you  serve
he   serves
we   serve
you  serve
they serve

Perfect
I    have served
you  have served
he   has served
we   have served
you  have served
they have served


Past

I    served
you  served
he   served
we   served
you  served
they served


Pluperfect

I    had served
you  had served
he   had served
we   had served
you  had served
they had served


Future

I    will serve
you  will serve
he   will serve
we   will serve
you  will serve
they will serve


Future perfect

I    will have served
you  will have served
he   will have served
we   will have served
you  will have served
they will have served

Present
I    serve
you  serve
he   serve
we   serve
you  serve
they serve

Present
I    have served
you  have served
he   have served
we   have served
you  have served
they have served


Imperfect

I    served
you  served
he   served
we   served
you  served
they served


Pluperfect

I    had served
you  had served
he   had served
we   had served
you  had served
they had served

Conditional

Imperative


Present

I    would serve
you  would serve
he   would serve
we   would serve
you  would serve
they would serve

 


Perfect

I    would have served
you  would have served
he   would have served
we   would have served
you  would have served
they would have served




you  serve

we   Let´s serve
you  serve


Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Conditional

Present
I    am serving
you  are serving
he   is serving
we   are serving
you  are serving
they are serving

Perfect
I    have been serving
you  have been serving
he   has been serving
we   have been serving
you  have been serving
they have been serving


Past

I    was serving
you  were serving
he   was serving
we   were serving
you  were serving
they were serving


Pluperfect

I    had been serving
you  had been serving
he   had been serving
we   had been serving
you  had been serving
they had been serving


Future

I    will be serving
you  will be serving
he   will be serving
we   will be serving
you  will be serving
they will be serving


Future perfect

I    will have been serving
you  will have been serving
he   will have been serving
we   will have been serving
you  will have been serving
they will have been serving

Present
I    would be serving
you  would be serving
he   would be serving
we   would be serving
you  would be serving
they would be serving

Perfect
I    would have been serving
you  would have been serving
he   would have been serving
we   would have been serving
you  would have been serving
they would have been serving

serve

Serve, v. t.
  • OE. servenservien, OF. & F. servir, fr. L. servire; akin to servus a servant or slave, servare to protect, preserve, observe; cf. Zend har to protect, haurva protecting. Cf. ConserveDesert merit, DessertObserveSerfSergeant
  1. To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one's self continuously or statedly for the benefit of; to do service for; to be in the employment of, as an inferior, domestic, serf, slave, hired assistant, official helper, etc.; specifically, in a religious sense, to obey and worship.God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit.Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.No man can serve two masters.Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies.
  2. To be subordinate to; to act a secondary part under; to appear as the inferior of; to minister to.Bodies bright and greater should not serve The less not bright.
  3. To be suitor to; to profess love to.ObsTo serve a lady in his beste wise.
  4. To wait upon; to supply the wants of; to attend; specifically, to wait upon at table; to attend at meals; to supply with food; as, to serve customers in a shop.Others, pampered in their shameless pride, Are served in plate and in their chariots ride.
  5. Hence, to bring forward, arrange, deal, or distribute, as a portion of anything, especially of food prepared for eating; -- often with up; formerly with in.Bid them cover the table, serve in the meat, and we will come in to dinner.Some part he roasts, then serves it up so dressed.
  6. To perform the duties belonging to, or required in or for; hence, to be of use to; as, a curate may serve two churches; to serve one's country.
  7. To contribute or conduce to; to promote; to be sufficient for; to satisfy; as, to serve one's turn.Turn it into some advantage, by observing where it can serve another end.
  8. To answer or be (in the place of something) to; as, a sofa serves one for a seat and a couch.
  9. To treat; to behave one's self to; to requite; to act toward; as, he served me very ill.
  10. To work; to operate; as, to serve the guns.
  11. LawTo bring to notice, deliver, or execute, either actually or constructively, in such manner as the law requires; as, to serve a summons.To make legal service opon (a person named in a writ, summons, etc.); as, to serve a witness with a subpœna.
  12. To pass or spend, as time, esp. time of punishment; as, to serve a term in prison.
  13. To copulate with; to cover; as, a horse serves a mare; -- said of the male.
  14. TennisTo lead off in delivering (the ball).
  15. NautTo wind spun yarn, or the like, tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather. See under Serving.To obey; minister to; subserve; promote; aid; help; assist; benefit; succor.
Serve, v. i.
  1. To be a servant or a slave; to be employed in labor or other business for another; to be in subjection or bondage; to render menial service.The Lord shall give thee rest . . . from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve.
  2. To perform domestic offices; to be occupied with household affairs; to prepare and dish up food, etc.But Martha . . . said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone?
  3. To be in service; to do duty; to discharge the requirements of an office or employment. Specifically, to act in the public service, as a soldier, seaman. etc.Many . . . who had before been great commanders, but now served as private gentlemen without pay.
  4. To be of use; to answer a purpose; to suffice; to suit; to be convenient or favorable.This little brand will serve to light your fire.As occasion serves, this noble queen And prince shall follow with a fresh supply.
  5. TennisTo lead off in delivering the ball.

Verbs conjugated like to serve

abacinate, abalienate, abase, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, abduce, aberrate, aberuncate, abirritate, abjudge, abjudicate, abjugate, abjure, ablactate, ablaqueate, able, ablegate, abligate, abnegate, abnodate, abode, abolitionize, abominate, abrade,
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