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serve the time

serve the time verb: to adapt one's views or comportment to suit the dominant circumstances or conventions.

Verb

serve the time (third-person singular simple present serves the time, present participle serving the time, simple past and past participle served the time)

  1. (dated, obsolete) To adapt one's views or comportment to suit the dominant circumstances or conventions.

Forms of serve the time

third-person singular presentserves the time
present participleserving the time
past participleserved the time
pastserved the time

Questions about serve the time

What does serve the time mean?
Serve the time means to adapt one's views or comportment to suit the dominant circumstances or conventions.
What part of speech is serve the time?
Serve the time is a verb.
What is the past tense of serve the time?
The past tense of serve the time is served the time.

Words near serve the time in the dictionary

  1. serve out
  2. serve someone a trick
  3. serve someone right
  4. serve someone the same sauce
  5. serve someone with the same sauce
  6. serve the time
  7. serve the turn
  8. serve time
  9. serve two masters
  10. serve up
  11. serve with the colors

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