Polyglot Dictionary

servir

/seɾˈviɾ/

verb A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
sirvo
preterite (eu)
servi
past participle
servido

Meaning

  1. to serve

    • Sirvo o café.

      I serve the coffee.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

atender

atender and servir are close synonyms for "to serve"; atender also separately means "to answer," the phone.

Similar in other languages

German

dienen

dienen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to serve."

German

servieren

servieren is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to serve."

French

servir

servir is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to serve."

Practice

1 What does servir mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ o café.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches servir?

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