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serve

[surv] / sɜrv /
VERB
aid, help; supply
Synonyms
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deliver distribute give handle present provide
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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
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hold keep refrain take withhold
WEAK
receive refuse
VERB
act, do
Synonyms
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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
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deny disregard fail halt ignore neglect refuse stop
STRONG
idle laze miss
WEAK
receive refrain take
VERB
suffice; do the work of
Synonyms
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benefit do make work
STRONG
advantage answer apply avail content fit function profit satisfy service suit
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answer the purpose be acceptable be adequate be good enough be of use be useful do duty as fill the bill work for
Antonyms
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destroy fail idle lose
STRONG
anger displease dissatisfy upset
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receive refrain refuse take

Example Sentences

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If they fail to serve us, we are free to change them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Coming off of Google’s renewed chip deal with Broadcom, an analyst is highlighting just how much semiconductors serve as an advantage to Alphabet.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

He has a jump serve that can be tough to handle.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The cease-fire was weighing on demand for the dollar, which tends to serve as a haven in times of geopolitical uncertainty.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

He was, after all, the one who’d saved Clare from an afterlife of Pain, by offering him this chance to serve as Usher.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman