Synonym: assist, deliver, furnish, help, present, supply, work for. Similar words: observe, serve as, reserve, preserve, observer, nerve, serving, service. Meaning: [sɜrv /sɜːv] 
n. (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play. v. 1. serve a purpose, role, or function 2. do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function 3. contribute or conduce to 4. be used by; as of a utility 5. help to some food; help with food or drink 6. provide (usually but not necessarily food) 7. devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas 8. promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to 9. spend time in prison or in a labor camp 10. work for or be a servant to 11. deliver a warrant or summons to someone 12. be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity 13. do military service 14. mate with 15. put the ball into play.
n. (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play. v. 1. serve a purpose, role, or function 2. do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function 3. contribute or conduce to 4. be used by; as of a utility 5. help to some food; help with food or drink 6. provide (usually but not necessarily food) 7. devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas 8. promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to 9. spend time in prison or in a labor camp 10. work for or be a servant to 11. deliver a warrant or summons to someone 12. be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity 13. do military service 14. mate with 15. put the ball into play. 
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31, Serve the lamb with new potatoes and green beans.
32, It's time to serve up the main course.
33, Come on everyone, I'm ready to serve up.
34, Scoop out the pulp and serve it with sugar.
35, Serve the fish on a bed of shredded lettuce.
36, Serve by cutting the scones in half and spreading with jam and lashings of clotted cream.
37, They take pains to hire people whose personalities predispose them to serve customers well.
38, All theories originate from / in practice and in turn serve practice.
39, The manager of the restaurant has trained the waitress to serve correctly at table.
40, This experience should serve others as a warning against complacency.
41, The governor has declared his innocence and says he plans to serve out his term.
42, We serve traditional French food cooked in a lighter way,(www.Sentencedict.com) keeping the presentation simple.
43, Roughly chop the vegetables, and keep back a little to chop finely and serve as a garnish.
44, He continued to suppress the people and serve the imperialists.
45, Her ideas have been shamelessly perverted to serve the president's propaganda campaign.
46, If the government clamps down on the protestors, that will only serve to strengthen them in the long run.
47, These projects simply serve to fatten the pockets of developers.
48, I'm quite good at tennis but I need to practise my serve.
49, Soldiers serve their country.
50, We don't serve liver often because so many people dislike it.
51, I do not believe I can any longer serve with honour as a member of your government.
52, The Ambassador said he hoped the statement would serve as a wake-up call to the government.
53, This case could serve as a precedent for others against the tobacco companies.
54, You'd better serve it to them before it goes cold.
55, Difficult circumstances serve as a textbook of life for people.
56, May I be firm and resolute! May I be kind, compassionate, and friendly! May I be humble, calm, quiet, unruffled and serene! May I serve to be perfect! May I be perfect to serve!
57, It wasn't very polite of you to serve yourself without asking.
58, The police have been unable to serve a summons on him.
59, Do you serve bar snacks?
60, This dish will serve four hungry people.
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