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The correct spelling is serves.
How to pronounce serves
/sɜːvz/
nounIPA: /sɜːvz/
Say it like: Ser-ves
The correct spelling is serves. An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games. For example: "Whose serve is it?"
Usage Examples
“Whose serve is it?”
“I've received a summons for jury duty. It says I serve one day or one trial.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games.
- 2.A portion of food or drink, a serving.
verb
- 1.(personal) To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink).
- 2.To treat (someone) in a given manner.
- 3.To be suitor to; to be the lover of.
- 4.To be effective.
- 5.To deliver a document.
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