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    SUBSERVE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they subserve  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it subserves  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: subserved  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: subserved  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: subserving  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Be helpful or usefulplay

    Classified under:

    Verbs of political and social activities and events

    Hypernyms (to "subserve" is one way to...):

    aid; assist; help (give help or assistance; be of service)

    Sentence frame:

    Something ----s something

    Derivation:

    subservience (the condition of being something that is useful in reaching an end or carrying out a plan)

    subservient (serving or acting as a means or aid)

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