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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Emails released by the US Department of Justice suggested that the former Prince Andrew had shared confidential information with Jeffrey Epstein, when he was serving as the UK's trade envoy in 2010 and 2011.

From BBC

Chairman Ron Sargent, who had served as interim CEO since March 2025, described Foran as “a highly respected operator who knows how to run large-scale retail businesses.”

From Barron's

Chairman Ron Sargent, who had served as interim CEO since March 2025, described Foran as “a highly respected operator who knows how to run large-scale retail businesses.”

From Barron's

She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School and the University of Oxford, where she served as editor in chief of the student newspaper.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is a common problem for any companies serving the sector, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

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