Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

serve out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables: serve out
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To win a set, or by extension a match, by holding serve (winning a game as the server).

Transitive verb

verb

To serve the whole of some period.

Transitive verb

verb

To deal out or distribute.

Transitive verb

verb

To pay back; to have one's revenge on.

Archaic; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"She held her nerve after failing to serve out the match at the first attempt, seeing three match points slip by in a nervous service game at 6-4 5-4 and recovering from losing the tie-break to dominate the decider."
"The politician did not serve out his term."
"The waiters served out soup to the guests."
"'Yar!' said she, 'you little meddlesome wretch, I have you now! I will serve you out for telling the salmon where I was!'"

Usage

Inflected Forms

serves out (present, singular) serving out (participle, present) served out (participle, past) served out (past)

Questions

What does serve out mean?: To win a set, or by extension a match, by holding serve (winning a game as the server).

How to pronounce serve out

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