Synonyms: be suitable, fit, suit, be of use, do
| 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 |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| serving | served |
| Catalan | servir |
|---|---|
| Dutch | deugen; geschikt zijn |
| Esperanto | taŭgi |
| Faeroese | duga; vera nóg góður |
| Finnish | kelvata |
| French | convenir; être bon à |
| German | taugen |
| Polish | być zdatnym |
| Portuguese | servir |
| Saterland Frisian | dooge |
| Spanish | servir |
| Swahili | ‐faa |