servir
Meanings
Verb
1. to serve (to be a servant or worker; to render service) (intransitive, transitive)
2. to serve (to be a servant for; to work for) (intransitive, transitive)
3. to be of use, to be good for (intransitive)
4. to serve (to usefully take the place of something else) (intransitive)
5. to serve (to be in military service) (intransitive)
6. to serve (to set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten) (intransitive, transitive)
7. to serve (to lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton, etc.) (intransitive, sports)
8. to help oneself to (to take freely) (reflexive)
Examples256
Este cuchillo sirve para cortar el pan.
This knife is good for cutting bread.
El camarero nos sirvió la comida de otra mesa.
The waiter served us another table's food.
Es una empresa que sirve a los discapacitados.
It's a business that serves the disabled.
Sirve como recordatorio.
It serves as a reminder.
Hace diez años, la traducción automática no servía.
Ten years ago, automated translation was no good.
Esto le sirvió a Yanni.
This worked for Yanni.