serve – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to serve sth up
Participle: served sth up
Gerund: serving sth up

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

I	serve sth up
you	serve sth up
he;she;it	serves sth up
we	serve sth up
you	serve sth up
they	serve sth up

Perfect

I	have served sth up
you	have served sth up
he;she;it	has served sth up
we	have served sth up
you	have served sth up
they	have served sth up

Past

I	served sth up
you	served sth up
he;she;it	served sth up
we	served sth up
you	served sth up
they	served sth up

Pluperfect

I	had served sth up
you	had served sth up
he;she;it	had served sth up
we	had served sth up
you	had served sth up
they	had served sth up

Future

I	will serve sth up
you	will serve sth up
he;she;it	will serve sth up
we	will serve sth up
you	will serve sth up
they	will serve sth up

Future Perfect

I	will have served sth up
you	will have served sth up
he;she;it	will have served sth up
we	will have served sth up
you	will have served sth up
they	will have served sth up

Subjunctive

Present

I	serve sth up
you	serve sth up
he;she;it	serve sth up
we	serve sth up
you	serve sth up
they	serve sth up

Perfect

I	have served sth up
you	have served sth up
he;she;it	have served sth up
we	have served sth up
you	have served sth up
they	have served sth up

Imperfect

I	served sth up
you	served sth up
he;she;it	served sth up
we	served sth up
you	served sth up
they	served sth up

Pluperfect

I	had served sth up
you	had served sth up
he;she;it	had served sth up
we	had served sth up
you	had served sth up
they	had served sth up

Conditional

Present

I	would serve sth up
you	would serve sth up
he;she;it	would serve sth up
we	would serve sth up
you	would serve sth up
they	would serve sth up

Perfect

I	would have served sth up
you	would have served sth up
he;she;it	would have served sth up
we	would have served sth up
you	would have served sth up
they	would have served sth up

Imperative

you	serve sth up
we	Let's serve sth up
you	serve sth up

Indicative

Present

I	am serving sth up
you	are serving sth up
he;she;it	is serving sth up
we	are serving sth up
you	are serving sth up
they	are serving sth up

Perfect

I	have been serving sth up
you	have been serving sth up
he;she;it	has been serving sth up
we	have been serving sth up
you	have been serving sth up
they	have been serving sth up

Past

I	was serving sth up
you	were serving sth up
he;she;it	was serving sth up
we	were serving sth up
you	were serving sth up
they	were serving sth up

Pluperfect

I	had been serving sth up
you	had been serving sth up
he;she;it	had been serving sth up
we	had been serving sth up
you	had been serving sth up
they	had been serving sth up

Future

I	will be serving sth up
you	will be serving sth up
he;she;it	will be serving sth up
we	will be serving sth up
you	will be serving sth up
they	will be serving sth up

Future Perfect

I	will have been serving sth up
you	will have been serving sth up
he;she;it	will have been serving sth up
we	will have been serving sth up
you	will have been serving sth up
they	will have been serving sth up

Conditional

Present

I	would be serving sth up
you	would be serving sth up
he;she;it	would be serving sth up
we	would be serving sth up
you	would be serving sth up
they	would be serving sth up

Perfect

I	would have been serving sth up
you	would have been serving sth up
he;she;it	would have been serving sth up
we	would have been serving sth up
you	would have been serving sth up
they	would have been serving sth up

Verbs conjugated like 'serve'

abacinate, abalienate, abase, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, abduce, aberrate, aberuncate, abirritate, abjudge, abjudicate, abjugate, abjure, ablactate, ablaqueate, able, ablegate, abligate, abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'serve'

kerve, nerve, perve, sarve, serge, servo, swerve, terve, bere, carve,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wait upon as a servant: attend
wait as an attendant: stay
to serve: bestand, service
attend with ceremony or respect: wait
serve or attend: await
to wait upon: tend
to act as a servant for: aid, attend, attend to, await, bestand, bestead, dance attendance, do, do for, minister, service, tend
To wait as an attendant; give ceremonious or submissive attendance.: stay
To attend on, especially with ceremony or respect.: wait
To serve someone.: wait on, wait upon
enlist: enroll
help: administer, assist, aid, succor
follow: satisfy, obey, answer, suit, agree, accept, avail, function
promote: advance, forward, contribute, assist, work
attend: cater, purvey, provide, satisfy

Antonyms

to act as a servant for: govern, order, rule
help: hamper, counteract, combat, attack
follow: lead, command, order, cause
promote: degrade, debase, demoralize, discredit
attend: disregard, desert, forsake, leave

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

~ as something, ~ for something, ~ something on somebody, ~ out something, ~ something out, ~ up something, ~ something up,

Etymology

1. c.1175, "to render habitual obedience to," from O.Fr. servir "to serve," from L. servire "to serve," originally "be a slave," related to servus "slave," perhaps from an Etruscan word (cf. Etruscan proper names Servi, Serve). Meaning "to attend to (a customer)" is first recorded 1362; that of "to set food on (a table)" is from c.1386. Sporting sense, in tennis, badminton, etc., first recorded 1585; the noun in this sense is from 1688. To serve (someone) right "to treat as he deserves" is recorded from 1587. To serve the time "shape one's views to what is in favor" is from 1560, translating L. tempori servire; time-server first recorded 1584.
2. From Middle English serven, from Old French servir, from Latin serviō (“be a slave; serve”), from Latin servus (“slave; servant”), which perhaps derives from Etruscan (compare Etruscan proper names 𐌔𐌄𐌓𐌅𐌉 (servi), 𐌔𐌄𐌓𐌅𐌄 (serve)), or from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“watch over, protect”). See: Middle English 'serven', Old French 'servir', Latin 'serviō'.

Verbs referencing "serve"

Norwegian, nynorsk serve, Ido servar, Finnish with old forms servata, Hungarian szervál, Norwegian, nynorsk sørve.

Sample Sentences

[...] crisis, into a screech or howl; wherein, I must confess, I should have thought the danger lay. At an early hour they all meet together for these festive purposes; at eight o’clock refreshments are served; and at nine they separate. (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] quiet that prevails, is awful. Occasionally, there is a drowsy sound from some lone weaver 's shuttle, or shoemaker 's last, but it is stifled by the thick walls and heavy dungeon-door, and only serves to make the general stillness more profound. Over the head and face of every prisoner who comes into this melancholy house, a black hood is drawn; and in this dark shroud, an emblem of the curtain [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] paper hat of his own making, and was pleased to have it noticed and commanded. He had very ingeniously manufactured a sort of Dutch clock from some disregarded odds and ends; and his vinegar-bottle served for the pendulum. Seeing me interested in this contrivance, he looked up at it with a great deal of pride, and said that he had been thinking of improving it, and that he hoped the hammer and a [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] discharge of his duty, by the present of a snuff-box, or a richly-mounted sword, or an Eastern shawl; and surely the Nation who reposes confidence in her appointed servants, is likely to be better served, than she who makes them the subject of such very mean and paltry suspicions. (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] there are two bridges; and the villas of the wealthier citizens sprinkled about the high grounds in the neighbourhood, are pretty enough. We lodged at a most excellent hotel, and were admirably served. As usual it was full of boarders, was very large, and had a broad colonnade to every story of the house. (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] our repast in a quaint little room with a bed in it, decorated with some old oil paintings, which in their time had probably done duty in a Catholic chapel or monastery. The fare was very good, and served with great cleanliness. The house was kept by a characteristic old couple, with whom we had a long talk, and who were perhaps a very good sample of that kind of people in the West. (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] situated; and there is a most excellent hotel for strangers, though it has the two drawbacks of being a total abstinence house (wines and spirits being forbidden to the students ), and of serving the public meals at rather uncomfortable hours: to wit, breakfast at seven, dinner at one, and supper at sunset. (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] and the light winds, was a constant theme of conversation and observation among us. This was an English sailor, a smart, thorough-built, English man-of-war’s-man from his hat to his shoes, who was serving in the American navy, and having got leave of absence was on his way home to see his friends. When he presented himself to take and pay for his passage, it had been suggested to him that being an [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
“ And serves you right, ” said Jane, the pert chambermaid, “ if you will take their money to get drunk on. That's what she does, Missis. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
“ Really, Aunt Chloe, I don't much care; — serve them any way you like. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
Yes, Rod, uh, Commander. Lieutenant Sanchez, may I remind you, you 're not serving on some space lugger (War Between the Planets)

serve – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of serve

Nominal Forms

Cognates

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Imperative

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'serve'

Verbs similar to 'serve'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Verbs referencing "serve"

Sample Sentences