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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If activated, he will go to prison and serve half, with the rest on licence.

From BBC

Bad Bunny served as a witness to their nuptials.

From Los Angeles Times

"If successful, it will serve as a premier case study for ageing societies worldwide."

From BBC

That brought an end to the unusual overlap of his retaining that role while serving at the Federal Reserve to finish out the term of former Fed governor Adriana Kugler, who stepped down.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some investors have been worried about Micron’s role serving Nvidia’s forthcoming chip lineup, but one analyst says he still likes the company’s positioning.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

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