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serve with the colors

serve with the colors is the alternative spelling of serve with the colours.

Meaning of serve with the colours

Verb

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

  1. (UK) To serve in the army.

Forms of serve with the colors

third-person singular presentserves with the colors
present participleserving with the colors
past participleserved with the colors
pastserved with the colors

Questions about serve with the colors

What is serve with the colors the alternative spelling of?
Serve with the colors is the alternative spelling of serve with the colours.

Words near serve with the colors in the dictionary

  1. serve the time
  2. serve the turn
  3. serve time
  4. serve two masters
  5. serve up
  6. serve with the colors
  7. serve with the colours
  8. serve-and-volley
  9. serve-and-volleyer
  10. serve-and-volleyers
  11. serve-self

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