101 Synonyms & Antonyms For SERVE

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Definitions serve [surv] / sɜrv / VERB aid, help; supply Synonyms STRONGEST deliver distribute give handle present provide STRONG arrange assist deal nurse oblige provision succor WEAK attend to be of assistance be of use care for dish up do for minister to set out wait on work for Antonyms STRONGEST hold keep refrain take withhold WEAK receive refuse VERB act, do Synonyms STRONGEST accept attend complete follow pass perform work STRONG agree discharge fulfill function hearken labor obey observe officiate subserve toil WEAK be employed by carry on go through Antonyms STRONGEST deny disregard fail halt ignore neglect refuse stop STRONG idle laze miss WEAK receive refrain take VERB suffice; do the work of Synonyms STRONGEST benefit do make work STRONG advantage answer apply avail content fit function profit satisfy service suit WEAK answer the purpose be acceptable be adequate be good enough be of use be useful do duty as fill the bill work for Antonyms STRONGEST destroy fail idle lose STRONG anger displease dissatisfy upset WEAK receive refrain refuse take

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The judge explained Bennett would serve at least two-thirds of his 30-year sentence behind bars.

From BBC

As a member of my family’s four generations who have served in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The goal should not be to expand finance for its own sake, but to ensure that finance serves long-term economic resilience and productive investment."

From Barron's

It has mostly served smaller customers such as AI start-ups, but secured a major win in September when Microsoft agreed to purchase $17.4 billion of capacity over five years.

From Barron's

The Italian did not face a break point against Medvedev and only lost four points behind his first serve.

From BBC

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accommodates accommodate act act administer advance advances aid answers answered answer appease appeases assist assists attend availed avail baby babied befit benefit benefiting benefited bring brings bringing brought deals with deal/deal with dealt with did dish out dishes out dishing out do does doth dost encourage encourages enlist enroll follows follow forward forwarding fosters fosters foster foster function furthering functioned further functions furthers go goes handles handle helps help lead mate nurse obey obeys oblige officiate officiated operates operate overindulge pay profit profiting promotes promote provide provides purvey regale regaling represent represents rustle up satisfy satisfies squire suffice suiting suit take takes tend tends treat treats went work

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