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Detailed Translations for serve from English to Swedish

serve:

to serve verbe (serves, served, serving)

  1. to serve
    passa för; servera; tjäna
    • passa för verbe (passar för, passade för, passat för)
    • servera verbe (serverar, serverade, serverat)
    • tjäna verbe (tjänar, tjänade, tjänat)
  2. to serve (operate; attend to)
    servera
    • servera verbe (serverar, serverade, serverat)
  3. to serve (serve out)
    servera; utdela; utspisa
    • servera verbe (serverar, serverade, serverat)
    • utdela verbe (utdelar, utdelade, utdelat)
    • utspisa verbe (utspisar, utspisade, utspisat)

Conjugations for serve:

present
  1. serve
  2. serve
  3. serves
  4. serve
  5. serve
  6. serve
simple past
  1. served
  2. served
  3. served
  4. served
  5. served
  6. served
present perfect
  1. have served
  2. have served
  3. has served
  4. have served
  5. have served
  6. have served
past continuous
  1. was serving
  2. were serving
  3. was serving
  4. were serving
  5. were serving
  6. were serving
future
  1. shall serve
  2. will serve
  3. will serve
  4. shall serve
  5. will serve
  6. will serve
continuous present
  1. am serving
  2. are serving
  3. is serving
  4. are serving
  5. are serving
  6. are serving
subjunctive
  1. be served
  2. be served
  3. be served
  4. be served
  5. be served
  6. be served
diverse
  1. serve!
  2. let's serve!
  3. served
  4. serving
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for serve:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
servera dishing up; service
- service
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
passa för serve
servera attend to; operate; serve; serve out dish up; serve out; soup up; tune
tjäna serve be deserving of; deserve; earn; earn a living; earn one's bread; earn wages; make a living; make a profit
utdela serve; serve out
utspisa serve; serve out
- answer; assist; attend; attend to; dish; dish out; dish up; do; function; help; process; serve up; serve well; service; suffice; swear out; wait on
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
betjäna serve
serva serve
tjänstgöra serve

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Related Definitions for "serve":

  1. (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play1
    • his powerful serves won the game1
  2. put the ball into play1
    • It was Agassi's turn to serve1
  3. do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function1
    • He served as head of the department for three years1
    • She served in Congress for two terms1
  4. provide (usually but not necessarily food)1
    • We serve meals for the homeless1
    • The entertainers served up a lively show1
  5. help to some food; help with food or drink1
    • I served him three times, and after that he helped himself1
  6. mate with1
    • male animals serve the females for breeding purposes1
  7. deliver a warrant or summons to someone1
  8. do military service1
    • She served in Vietnam1
    • My sons never served, because they are short-sighted1
  9. work for or be a servant to1
    • May I serve you?1
    • The minister served the King for many years1
  10. be used by; as of a utility1
    • The sewage plant served the neighboring communities1
    • The garage served to shelter his horses1
  11. devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas1
    • She served the art of music1
    • He served the church1
    • serve the country1
  12. be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity1
    • Nothing else will serve1
  13. contribute or conduce to1
    • The scandal served to increase his popularity1
  14. promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to1
    • Art serves commerce1
    • Their interests are served1
    • The lake serves recreation1
    • The President's wisdom has served the country well1
  15. serve a purpose, role, or function1
    • The tree stump serves as a table1
    • The female students served as a control group1
    • This table would serve very well1
    • His freedom served him well1
  16. spend time in prison or in a labor camp1

Wiktionary Translations for serve:

serve
noun
  1. sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play
verb
  1. to work for
  2. to be subordinate to
  3. to be suitor to
  4. to bring food to
  5. to perform duties
  6. to spend time (of punishment)
  7. to copulate (of animals)
  8. sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)
  9. to be a servant

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
serve serve AufschlagSport: eröffnender Schlag bei Ballspielen
serve sitta av abbüßentransitiv, meist Recht: (eine Strafe) ableisten
serve betjäna bedienenmit Akkusativ: jemandem Dienste leisten
serve tjänstgöra; tjäna dienen — in untergeordneter Stellung gegen Lohn oder Sold arbeiten
serve serve AngabeBallspiel: der erste Schlag, der den Ball ins Spiel bringt
serve ombesörja pourvoir — Aviser à quelque chose, y donner ordre, suppléer à ce qui manque. (Sens général)
serve tjäna; betjäna; passa upp; gå till handa; förse; servera servir — servir (transitive)

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