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served meaning

EN[sɝvd] [sɜːvd]
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    Definition of served in English Dictionary

  • VerbBFserveSGservesPRserving
    1. simple past tense and past participle of serve.
    2. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • The captain ordered that the guards unshackle and release the prisoner, as he had served his sentence.
        • Lisicki recovered quickly enough and broke once again at 1-1, using her heavy to serve to dominate before a sweetly-struck backhand down the line closed out the set after 43 minutes.
        • West served up another fungo pass which Ulrichs flagrantly stole from Minisi on the 4.
      2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
        • Served throughout the meal are sherries, red wines, champagnes, and brandies.
        • Serving God with one hand and the devil with the other is a style of both-handedness from which we may well pray to be saved.
        • Served a little to disedge / The sharpness of that pain about her heart. — Tennyson.
      3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
        • The group tends to slant its policies in favor of the big businesses it serves.
        • The defendant was not innocent, but he was let go with time served.
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Verbs
        • Verb forms
          • Participles
            • Past participles
            • Verb simple past forms
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        Source: Wiktionary

        Meaning of served for the defined word.

        Grammatically, this word "served" is a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
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