To treat; to behave one’s self to; to requite; to act
toward; as, he served me very ill.

To work; to operate; as, to serve the guns.

Hence, to bring forward, arrange, deal, or distribute, as
a portion of anything, especially of food prepared for eating; – often
with up; formerly with in.

To answer or be (in the place of something) to; as, a
sofa serves one for a seat and a couch.

To perform the duties belonging to, or required in or
for; hence, to be of use to; as, a curate may serve two churches; to
serve one’s country.

To wait upon; to supply the wants of; to attend;
specifically, to wait upon at table; to attend at meals; to supply with
food; as, to serve customers in a shop.

To be subordinate to; to act a secondary part under; to
appear as the inferior of; to minister to.

To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one’s self
continuously or statedly for the benefit of; to do service for; to be
in the employment of, as an inferior, domestic, serf, slave, hired
assistant, official helper, etc.; specifically, in a religious sense,
to obey and worship.

To be suitor to; to profess love to.

To contribute or conduce to; to promote; to be sufficient
for; to satisfy; as, to serve one’s turn.