English Dictionary

serve

IPA（発音記号）

/sɜːv/

動詞

人称代名詞 他動詞 自動詞 古語 俗語

(transitive) To be a formal servant for (a god or deity); to worship in an official capacity. / (transitive) To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by.

日本語の意味

神や神格に公式に仕え、礼拝する / 誰か（雇い主）に仕え、働く

Many devotees continue to serve the sun god with daily offerings at dawn.

多くの信者は夜明けに毎日供物を捧げて太陽神に仕え続けている。

意味（1）

(transitive) To be a formal servant for (a god or deity); to worship in an official capacity.

And yet this is not the office of a Priest, but of Him whom the Priest should serve.

意味（2）

(transitive) To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by.

And, truly, Mrs Abigail, I must needs say, I served my master contentedly while he was living, but I will serve no man living (that is, no man that is not living) without double wages.

意味（3）

(transitive) To wait upon (someone) at table; to set food and drink in front of, to help (someone) to food, meals etc.

That night Annie served him grilled halibut and English peas, plus tomatoes, of course, and a salad.

意味（4）

(intransitive) To be a servant or worker; to perform the duties of a servant or employee; to render service.

They also serve who only stand and wait.

意味（5）

(transitive) To set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten; to bring (food, drink) to a person.

About twenty minutes after waiters served the soup, a guest got up and left.

意味（6）

(transitive, archaic) To treat (someone) in a given manner.

Herein thou haſt done good ſeruice to thy country: VVere all inhumaine ſlaues ſo ſerued as he, England would be ciuill, and from all ſuch dealings free.

意味（7）

(transitive, archaic) To be suitor to; to be the lover of.

That gentle Lady, whom I loue and serue.

意味（8）

(transitive) To be useful to; to meet the needs of.

So, while the sycophantic liberal media calls any and all opposition to Obama racist, they give Obama carte blanche to exploit his race whenever it serves his purpose.

意味（9）

(intransitive) To have a given use or purpose; to function for something or to do something.

The bust also served to remind the public that the Mafia is not harmless.

意味（10）

(intransitive) To usefully take the place as, instead of something else.

Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out.[…]. Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greek warrior; and a rake-handle served as a shaft.

意味（11）

To officially deliver (a legal notice, summons etc.).

On the morning of February 28, 1993, ATF agents gathered at a staging area near Waco and prepared to serve a search warrant on the Branch Davidians' residence.

意味（12）

To make legal service upon (a person named in a writ, summons, etc.)

to serve a witness with a subpoena

意味（13）

(transitive, intransitive, sports) To lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton etc.

In women's tennis the need to serve more effectively has become greater in recent years because the game is being played more aggressively, and rallies are becoming shorter as a result.

意味（14）

(transitive) To copulate with (of male animals); to cover.

Conception means that a cow is served by a bull and that she becomes pregnant.

意味（15）

(intransitive) To be in military service.

Some reports suggested he would quit the army if he was not allowed to serve abroad in a war zone.

意味（16）

(transitive, military) To work, to operate (a weapon).

John T. Greble, of the 2d regular artillery, was likewise killed instantly by a ball through the head, while serving his gun in the face of the foe.

意味（17）

(transitive) To work through (a given period of time in prison, a sentence).

The Guangzhou Daily reported that Shi Chunlong, 20, who organised the incident, was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Hou Bin, who pulled out of the attack after helping to plan it, will serve 12 years.

意味（18）

(nautical) To wind spun yarn etc. tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather.

意味（19）

(transitive) To perform (a public obligation).

I've received a summons for jury duty. It says I serve one day or one trial.

意味（20）

(transitive, intransitive, slang, drugs) To provide crack cocaine (to), usually by selling, dealing, or distributing.

Once I began selling crack, money was no issue. I would be out 2-3 days at a time, up for 24 hours a day. It was a full time job, serving crack fiends.

意味（21）

(intransitive) To present an attractive personal appearance.

[…] Angela Bassett, serving for the gods in regal headdresses and flowing white dreadlocks as T'Challa's mother, […]

意味（22）

(transitive) To attractively display something (especially a body part) as part of one's personal appearance.

I feel the same way about Ashley Monroe too, who was her usual sweet self as she came through serving cleavage to the max.

意味（23）

(transitive) To evoke something (especially a person) with one's personal appearance.

Serving Meryl Streep in Mamma Mia! realness, and we’re into it.

serves （ present singular third-person ）

serving （ participle present ）

served （ participle past ）

served （ past ）