serve to do (something)

To have the function or purpose of doing something. The lighting in the scene serves to underscore the character's emotional turmoil. These are just examples—they serve to give you a sense of what the exam will look like.

serve something to someone

1. to present someone with something to eat or drink. The host served the snacks to everyone and left the room to work on the salad. The snacks were served to everyone in attendance.

2. to officially deliver something, such as a subpoena, to someone. The sheriff at the door was there to serve a subpoena to Fred. She served the papers to the person who lived there.

词组	serve to do (something)
释义	serve to do (something) serve to do (something) To have the function or purpose of doing something. The lighting in the scene serves to underscore the character's emotional turmoil. These are just examples—they serve to give you a sense of what the exam will look like. See also: serve Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. serve something to someone 1. to present someone with something to eat or drink. The host served the snacks to everyone and left the room to work on the salad. The snacks were served to everyone in attendance. 2. to officially deliver something, such as a subpoena, to someone. The sheriff at the door was there to serve a subpoena to Fred. She served the papers to the person who lived there. See also: serve McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: automatic autopilot be on automatic pilot pilot put (something) into service replace (someone or something) by (someone or something) replace (someone or something) with (someone or something) replace by labor under an assumption assumption
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