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inserve

inserve verb: to be useful for a purpose, or to somsone.

Verb

inserve (third-person singular simple present inserves, present participle inserving, simple past and past participle inserved)

  1. (obsolete) To be useful for a purpose, or to somsone
    Synonyms:
    serve

Synonyms of inserve

Forms of inserve

third-person singular presentinserves
present participleinserving
past participleinserved
pastinserved

Origin of inserve

From Latin inservire, from in- (“in”) + servire (“to serve”).

Questions about inserve

What does inserve mean?
Inserve means to be useful for a purpose, or to somsone.
What part of speech is inserve?
Inserve is a verb.
What is the past tense of inserve?
The past tense of inserve is inserved.

Words near inserve in the dictionary

  1. insertive
  2. insertless
  3. insertor
  4. insertors
  5. inserts
  6. inserve
  7. inserved
  8. inserves
  9. inservice
  10. inserviceable
  11. inservices

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