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servir.

to serve (to work as a servant for someone)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/seʁˈvi(ʁ)/Brazil[seɦˈvi(h)]Brazil/seɾˈvi(ɾ)/São-Paulo/seʁˈvi(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. to serve (to work as a servant for someone)

    transitive

  2. to serve (to worship a god)

    transitive

  3. to serve (to give out or place down food or drink)

    transitive

  4. to serve (to be part of an armed force)

    intransitive
    Servi dois anos na Legião Estrangeira.

  5. to suffice; to do (to be good enough for a task)

    intransitive
    Esse martelo é ruim mas serve.

  6. to be for (to have as its purpose or utility)

    intransitive
    Martelos servem para as pessoas baterem pregos.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *serwos Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *serweyéti Proto-Italic *serwijeti Proto-Italic *serwijit Proto-Italic *serwiō Latin serviō Old Galician-Portuguese servir Portuguese servir From Old Galician-Portuguese servir, from Latin servīre.

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