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Pronunciation / Transliteration: fúwù
"她决定为客人提供晚餐。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To perform duties or services for another person or an organization.
"She decided to serve dinner to her guests." - 2
To provide food or drink to someone.
"The waiter will serve the drinks shortly."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin servire meaning 'to be a slave or servant', entering Middle English via Old French servir in the 13th century. Over centuries, the semantic range expanded from household servitude and military duty to offering food, fulfilling a function, and famously appearing in idioms like 'it serves you right' to denote deserved retribution.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Serve" is said worldwide
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Servir
Transliteration: sɛʁviʁ
"Elle a décidé de servir le dîner à ses invités."
Dienen
Transliteration: ˈdiːnən
"Sie beschloss, das Abendessen ihren Gästen zu dienen."
Servire
Transliteration: serˈviːre
"Ha deciso di servire la cena ai suoi ospiti."
Servir
Transliteration: serˈβiɾ
"Decidió servir la cena a sus invitados."
Servir
Transliteration: seʁˈviʁ
"Ela decidiu servir o jantar aos seus convidados."
सेवा करना
Transliteration: sevā karnā
"उसने अपने मेहमानों को रात का खाना सेवा करने का फैसला किया।"
服务
Transliteration: fúwù
"她决定为客人提供晚餐。"
제공하다
Transliteration: jegonghada
"그녀는 손님에게 저녁을 제공하기로 결정했다."
提供する
Transliteration: teikyō suru
"彼女はゲストに夕食を提供することに決めました。"
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