Synonyms for serve
Definitions
- v. 1
To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink). To be a formal servant for (a god or deity); to worship in an official capacity.
And yet this is not the office of a Priest, but of Him whom the Priest should serve.
- v. 2
To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink). To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by.
- v. 3
To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink). To wait upon (someone) at table; to set food and drink in front of, to help (someone) to food, meals etc.
- v. 4
To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink). To render service by being a servant, worker, employee, or officeholder; to hold those roles and perform their duties.
Related words
- Word family
- server serve-self serveware service servile
- Phrases
- serve up serve notice serve time second serve
- Is a kind of
- obey
Forms
- Past participle
- served
e.g. served → attended, assisted, tended, leaded…
Example sentences
- lead Brigham Young continued to lead the Mormon church.
- promote We must promote commerce with neighboring countries.
- assist If you could assist me, it would be a great help.
- contribute How will this contribute to Algeria's development?
- satisfy The earth can satisfy our needs but not our greed.
- gratify She took the job only to gratify her husband.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| serve | steady | |
| lead | steady | |
| promote | rising | |
| assist | falling | |
| contribute | steady | |
| satisfy | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 2 letters
- do1
- 3 letters
- aid1
- 4 letters
- help1, wait1, stay1, deal1, lead1, suit1, tend1, dish1, obey2
- 5 letters
- cover2
- 6 letters
- answer2, attend2, assist2, oblige2, bested2
- 7 letters
- service2, process2, forward2, benefit3, advance2, promote2, satisfy3, suffice2, gratify3, conduce, bestand, inserve
- 8 letters
- minister3, function2, subserve
- 9 letters
- advantage3, officiate4
- 10 letters
- contribute3, distribute3
- 11 letters
- accommodate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (obey2 = 2 syllables).