Definitions
To help, provide, work for, or put a ball into play.
Word origin
From Middle English serven, from Old French servir, from Latin serviō (“be a slave; serve”), from Latin servus (“slave; servant”), which perhaps derives from Etruscan (compare Etruscan proper names 𐌔𐌄𐌓𐌅𐌉 (servi), 𐌔𐌄𐌓𐌅𐌄 (serve)), or from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“watch over, protect”).
Used in a sentence
“Whose serve is it?”
“He had no power serve of his own, no backhand, no volley, no lob, no idea of pace or tactics.”
“The first serve of the game is from the right half court to the half diagonally opposite.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Help at table”5 letters
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