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on serve

on serve prepositional phrase: with each player or pairing having won the same number of games as they have served.

Prepositional phrase

  1. With each player or pairing having won the same number of games as they have served.
    • The fourth set between Gabashvili and Melzer is still on serve, the Russian leading 4-3, but the Austrian holding a two sets to one lead.2010, Caroline Cheese, BBC website

Questions about on serve

What does on serve mean?
On serve means with each player or pairing having won the same number of games as they have served.
What part of speech is on serve?
On serve is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on serve in the dictionary

  1. on sale
  2. on schedule
  3. on second thought
  4. on second thoughts
  5. on seen
  6. on serve
  7. on shaky ground
  8. on shipboard
  9. on short notice
  10. on show
  11. on side

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