French

Detailed Translations for serve from French to English

serve form of servir:

servir verbe (sers, sert, servons, servez, )

  1. servir
    to serve
    • serve verbe (serves, served, serving)
  2. servir
    to serve; to attend to
    • serve verbe (serves, served, serving)
    • attend to verbe (attends to, attended to, attending to)
  3. servir
    te be of service; to service
  4. servir (servir à table; prendre soin de; fournir; )
    to serve; to serve out
    • serve verbe (serves, served, serving)
    • serve out verbe (serves out, served out, serving out)
  5. servir (s'occuper de)
    to operate; to serve; to attend to
    • operate verbe (operates, operated, operating)
    • serve verbe (serves, served, serving)
    • attend to verbe (attends to, attended to, attending to)
  6. servir (être utile à; être au service de)
    accomodate; to oblige; to be of help; to help; to extend the hand; to make oneself useful
  7. servir (aider; assister; prêter son aide; )
    to assist; to help; to attend; to be attentive; to extend the hand; to be helpful; to back up; to aid; to prop up; to make oneself useful; to second; to back; to do good
    • assist verbe (assists, assisted, assisting)
    • help verbe (helps, helped, helping)
    • attend verbe (attends, attended, attending)
    • be attentive verbe (is attentive, being attentive)
    • extend the hand verbe (extends the hand, extended the hand, extending the hand)
    • be helpful verbe (is helpful, being helpful)
    • back up verbe (backs up, backed up, backing up)
    • aid verbe (aids, aided, aiding)
    • prop up verbe (props up, propped up, propping up)
    • make oneself useful verbe (makes oneself useful, made oneself useful, making oneself useful)
    • second verbe (seconds, seconded, seconding)
    • back verbe (backs, backed, backing)
    • do good verbe (does good, did good, doing good)
  8. servir (distribuer; procurer)
    to provide
    • provide verbe (provides, provided, providing)
  9. servir (servir le manger)
    to dish up; to serve out
    • dish up verbe (dishes up, dished up, dishing up)
    • serve out verbe (serves out, served out, serving out)
  10. servir (distribuer; diviser; partager; )
    to distribute; to hand out; to ration
    • distribute verbe (distributes, distributed, distributing)
    • hand out verbe (hands out, handed out, handing out)
    • ration verbe (rations, rationed, rationing)
  11. servir (agir comme; intervenir)
    to function as; to act as
    • function as verbe (functions as, functioned as, functioning as)
    • act as verbe (acts as, acted as, acting as)
  12. servir (servir à table; présenter; offrir)
    to do up; to dish up
    • do up verbe (does up, did up, doing up)
    • dish up verbe (dishes up, dished up, dishing up)

Conjugations for servir:

Présent
  1. sers
  2. sers
  3. sert
  4. servons
  5. servez
  6. servent
imparfait
  1. servais
  2. servais
  3. servait
  4. servions
  5. serviez
  6. servaient
passé simple
  1. servis
  2. servis
  3. servit
  4. servîmes
  5. servîtes
  6. servirent
futur simple
  1. servirai
  2. serviras
  3. servira
  4. servirons
  5. servirez
  6. serviront
subjonctif présent
  1. que je serve
  2. que tu serves
  3. qu'il serve
  4. que nous servions
  5. que vous serviez
  6. qu'ils servent
conditionnel présent
  1. servirais
  2. servirais
  3. servirait
  4. servirions
  5. serviriez
  6. serviraient
passé composé
  1. ai servi
  2. as servi
  3. a servi
  4. avons servi
  5. avez servi
  6. ont servi
divers
  1. sers!
  2. servez!
  3. servons!
  4. servi
  5. servant
1. je, 2. tu, 3. il/elle/on, 4. nous, 5. vous, 6. ils/elles

Translation Matrix for servir:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
aid aide; aide familiale; aide sociale; appui; assistance; coup de main; domestique; secours; soutien; support; valet; valet de chambre; valet de ferme
back arrière; côté arrière; dos; dossier; défenseur
distribute répartir
help activation; aide; aide en ligne; aide familiale; aide sociale; allumage; appui; assistance; collaboration; coup de main; domestique; encouragement; excitation; incitation; mise en marche; ouvrier agricole; propulsion; remède; réconfort; secours; soutien; stimulation; support; valet; valet de chambre; valet de ferme
operate action; le fait d'agir
ration bloc; part; portion; ration de réserve
second instant; moment; seconde
service accordement de service; approvisionnement; assistance; faveur; grâce; hospitalisation; institution; messe; ménage; nettoyage; office divin; procuration; rangement; remise en état; réforme; révision; service; service de entretien; service du diner; soins; soins médicaux
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
accomodate servir; être au service de; être utile à abriter; accomoder; accueillir; loger
act as agir comme; intervenir; servir
aid aider; assister; dépanner; montrer de l'obligeance; prêter son aide; rendre service; seconder; secourir; servir; soigner; tendre la main; venir en aide de; être au service de; être serviable; être utile à aider; assister; venir en aide de
assist aider; assister; dépanner; montrer de l'obligeance; prêter son aide; rendre service; seconder; secourir; servir; soigner; tendre la main; venir en aide de; être au service de; être serviable; être utile à aider; assister; contribuer; venir en aide de
attend aider; assister; dépanner; montrer de l'obligeance; prêter son aide; rendre service; seconder; secourir; servir; soigner; tendre la main; venir en aide de; être au service de; être serviable; être utile à apercevoir; apparaître; arriver; assister à; distinguer; faire attention; observer; percevoir; remarquer; se rendre compte de; surgir; voir; écouter bien; être présent; être témoin de
attend to s'occuper de; servir faire attention; prendre garde; être attentif
back aider; assister; dépanner; montrer de l'obligeance; prêter son aide; rendre service; seconder; secourir; servir; soigner; tendre la main; venir en aide de; être au service de; être serviable; être utile à défendre; financer
back up aider; assister; dépanner; montrer de l'obligeance; prêter son aide; rendre service; seconder; secourir; servir; soigner; tendre la main; venir en aide de; être au service de; être serviable; être utile à approuver; appuyer; consentir; donner raison; sauvegarder; souscrire à; soutenir; être d'accord avec
be attentive aider; assister; dépanner; montrer de l'obligeance; prêter son aide; rendre service; seconder; secourir; servir; soigner; tendre la main; venir en aide de; être au service de; être serviable; être utile à aider; assister; donner un coup de main; seconder; être complaisant; être serviable
be helpful aider; assister; dépanner; montrer de l'obligeance; prêter son aide; rendre service; seconder; secourir; servir; soigner; tendre la main; venir en aide de; être au service de; être serviable; être utile à aider; assister; donner un coup de main; seconder; être complaisant; être serviable
be of help servir; être au service de; être utile à
dish up offrir; présenter; servir; servir le manger; servir à table se servir à table
distribute allouer; distribuer; diviser; fournir; partager; procurer; remettre; répartir; servir; verser distribuer; distribuer à la ronde; diviser; faire circuler; partager; répandre; répartir; éparpiller
do good aider; assister; dépanner; montrer de l'obligeance; prêter son aide; rendre service; seconder; secourir; servir; soigner; tendre la main; venir en aide de; être au service de; être serviable; être utile à
do up offrir; présenter; servir; servir à table
extend the hand aider; assister; dépanner; montrer de l'obligeance; prêter son aide; rendre service; seconder; secourir; servir; soigner; tendre la main; venir en aide de; être au service de; être serviable; être utile à
function as agir comme; intervenir; servir
hand out allouer; distribuer; diviser; fournir; partager; procurer; remettre; répartir; servir; verser distribuer; distribuer à la ronde; diviser; faire circuler; partager; répandre; répartir; éparpiller
help aider; assister; dépanner; montrer de l'obligeance; prêter son aide; rendre service; seconder; secourir; servir; soigner; tendre la main; venir en aide de; être au service de; être serviable; être utile à aider; assister; contribuer; favoriser; promouvoir; promouvoir quelque chose; seconder; secourir; venir en aide de
make oneself useful aider; assister; dépanner; montrer de l'obligeance; prêter son aide; rendre service; seconder; secourir; servir; soigner; tendre la main; venir en aide de; être au service de; être serviable; être utile à
oblige servir; être au service de; être utile à brusquer; contraindre; contraindre à; contraindre à faire; forcer; forcer à; forcer à faire; imposer; nécessiter; obliger; obliger à; obliger à faire; pousser à; pousser à faire; s'obliger à
operate s'occuper de; servir agir; conduire; diriger; faire marcher; faire un procès à; manipuler; mettre en marche; opérer; piloter; procéder; s'occuper de; s'y prendre
prop up aider; assister; dépanner; montrer de l'obligeance; prêter son aide; rendre service; seconder; secourir; servir; soigner; tendre la main; venir en aide de; être au service de; être serviable; être utile à appuyer; arc-bouter; boiser; consolider; fortifier; soutenir; épauler; étayer
provide distribuer; procurer; servir apporter; distribuer; distribuer à domicile; donner; délivrer; fournir; livrer; livrer à domicile; mettre à la disposition; passer; porter à domicile; procurer; remettre
ration allouer; distribuer; diviser; fournir; partager; procurer; remettre; répartir; servir; verser rationner
second aider; assister; dépanner; montrer de l'obligeance; prêter son aide; rendre service; seconder; secourir; servir; soigner; tendre la main; venir en aide de; être au service de; être serviable; être utile à
serve fournir; mettre; mettre en avant; offrir; prendre soin de; présenter; s'occuper de; se charger de; servir; servir à table
serve out fournir; mettre; mettre en avant; offrir; prendre soin de; présenter; s'occuper de; se charger de; servir; servir le manger; servir à table se servir à table
service servir
te be of service servir
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
back anciennement; antérieurement; auparavant; autrefois; dans le temps; de nouveau; de retour; derechef; en arrière; en marche arrière; en retour; encore; encore une fois; il y a; inverse; jadis; plus tôt; précédemment; rétrograde; voilà; à contresens; à nouveau
help au secours
second deuxième; second
service de service; prestataire de services; tertiaire

Synonyms for "servir":


Wiktionary Translations for servir:

servir
verb
  1. servir (transitive)
servir
verb
  1. To serve cooked food
  2. transitive: to wait on, to serve
  3. to be of service to
  4. to work for
  5. sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)
  6. to be of use
  7. to serve
  8. employ, apply
  9. to serve customers

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
servir serve opdienen — eten en drinken op tafel zetten
servir serve dienen — (overgankelijk) iemand ~: een ander persoon het naar de zin maken
servir serve bedienen — eten en of drinken brengen in een horecagelegenheid
servir serve bedienenmit Akkusativ: jemandem Dienste leisten
servir serve dienen — in untergeordneter Stellung gegen Lohn oder Sold arbeiten
servir serve; wait at table servierenGastronomie: Speisen an den Tisch des Gastes bringen
servir serve; wait at table servierenSport, unter anderem Tennis: einen Aufschlag spielen


Wiktionary Translations for serve:

serve
noun
  1. person owned by another



English

Detailed Translations for serve from English to French

serve:

to serve verbe (serves, served, serving)

  1. to serve (attend to)
    servir
    • servir verbe (sers, sert, servons, servez, )
  2. to serve (operate; attend to)
    servir; s'occuper de
    • servir verbe (sers, sert, servons, servez, )
    • s'occuper de verbe
  3. to serve (serve out)
    servir; servir à table; prendre soin de; fournir; se charger de; offrir; présenter; mettre en avant; mettre; s'occuper de
    • servir verbe (sers, sert, servons, servez, )
    • fournir verbe (fournis, fournit, fournissons, fournissez, )
    • offrir verbe (offre, offres, offrons, offrez, )
    • présenter verbe (présente, présentes, présentons, présentez, )
    • mettre verbe (mets, met, mettons, mettez, )
    • s'occuper de verbe

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
- service
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
fournir serve; serve out allow; bring; bring around; deliver; dispense; distribute; furnish; give; hand out; hand over to; mail; provide; provide with; put up for shipment; ration; send; send round; ship; supply; supply with
mettre serve; serve out add; assemble; bring down; cause; construct; deposit; dress; fasten; fit; instal; install; instigate; lay; lay down; lay something down; laydown; locate; place; position; pull to; put; put down; put on; put something down; secure; set; set down; set up; situate; station; take down; tie up
mettre en avant serve; serve out bring up; broach; broach a subject; cut; cut into; initiate; put forward; put on the table; raise; reap; sting; throw up; toss in the air; toss up
offrir serve; serve out bestow; delate; deliver; deliver up; dish up; do up; extend; give; give a present; give to; grant; hand; hand in; hand over; offer; pass; present; present with; proffer; regale; show; stand treat; treat; write out
prendre soin de serve; serve out aid someone financially; back someone; bring up; care for; educate; keep up; look after; maintain; nurse; provide for; raise; rear; see to; support; take care; take care of somebody; tend; worry about
présenter serve; serve out advise; appoint; be in sympathy with; be on show; bring forward; bring in; bring up; broach; broach a subject; conceive; consider; cut; cut into; delate; deliver up; dish up; display; do up; elect; enlist; enrol; enroll; enter; exhibit; extend; feel; feel empathy for; formulate; give; give to; hand; hand in; hand over; imagine; initiate; inscribe; intend; introduce; lay before; nominate; offer; parade; pass; phrase; present; present with; proffer; propose; propound; put forward; put into words; put on the table; raise; reap; recommend; register; show; showcase; sting; subscribe; suggest; sympathise; sympathize; think; throw up; toss in the air; toss up; word
s'occuper de attend to; operate; serve; serve out admit; be busy; be engaged in; deal with; engage in; feeling for; go in for; have to do; let in; operate; proceed; pursue; something to do; work
se charger de serve; serve out aid someone financially; back someone; keep up; maintain; provide for; support; take care of somebody
servir attend to; operate; serve; serve out accomodate; act as; aid; assist; attend; back; back up; be attentive; be helpful; be of help; dish up; distribute; do good; do up; extend the hand; function as; hand out; help; make oneself useful; oblige; prop up; provide; ration; second; serve out; service; te be of service
servir à table serve; serve out dish up; do up
- answer; assist; attend; attend to; dish; dish out; dish up; do; function; help; process; serve up; serve well; service; suffice; swear out; wait on

Related Words for "serve":


Synonyms for "serve":


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. legal: to bring to notice, deliver, or execute
  3. sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)
  4. to be of use
serve
verb
  1. débarrasser une table des plats, assiettes, etc.
  2. garnir, pourvoir de ce qui est nécessaire ou utile en vue de tel ou tel objet.
  3. Aviser à quelque chose, y donner ordre, suppléer à ce qui manque. (Sens général)
  4. servir (transitive)
  5. Notifier par voie de justice

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
serve servir opdienen — eten en drinken op tafel zetten
serve servir dienen — (overgankelijk) iemand ~: een ander persoon het naar de zin maken
serve servir bedienen — eten en of drinken brengen in een horecagelegenheid
serve purger abbüßentransitiv, meist Recht: (eine Strafe) ableisten
serve servir bedienenmit Akkusativ: jemandem Dienste leisten
serve servir dienen — in untergeordneter Stellung gegen Lohn oder Sold arbeiten
serve servir servierenGastronomie: Speisen an den Tisch des Gastes bringen
serve servir servierenSport, unter anderem Tennis: einen Aufschlag spielen

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