serve
verb [T] (PROVIDE STH NECESSARY) /sɜːv/
/sɝːv/ Definition
› to provide with something that is needed: London's hospitals, so says the report, are out of touch with the communities that they serve.Giving, providing and supplying
(Definition of serve verb (PROVIDE STH NECESSARY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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