Synonym: be on duty
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /sɜːv/ |
| Hyphenation | serve |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑕𐑻𐑝 |
| Deseret alphabet | 𐑅𐐲𐑉𐑂 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) serve | (I) served |
| (thou) servest | (thou) servedst |
| (he) serves, serveth | (he) served |
| (we) serve | (we) served |
| (you) serve | (you) served |
| (they) serve | (they) served |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) serve | (I) served |
| (thou) serve | (thou) served |
| (he) serve | (he) served |
| (we) serve | (we) served |
| (you) serve | (you) served |
| (they) serve | (they) served |
| Imperative mood | |
| serve | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| serving | served |
| Catalan | estar de servei |
|---|---|
| Dutch | dienst hebben; wacht hebben |
| Esperanto | deĵori |
| Finnish | päivystää |
| French | être de service |
| German | den Dienst haben; Dienst tun |
| Hungarian | őrködik; ügyel |
| Portuguese | estar de plantão; estar de serviço; montar guarda |
| Saterland Frisian | dän Tjoonst hääbe |
| Spanish | estar de servicio; estar de turno; estar en guardia |