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serve with the colours

serve with the colours verb: to serve in the army.

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 colours

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

Questions about serve with the colours

What does serve with the colours mean?
Serve with the colours means to serve in the army.
What part of speech is serve with the colours?
Serve with the colours is a verb.
What is the past tense of serve with the colours?
The past tense of serve with the colours is served with the colours.

Words near serve with the colours in the dictionary

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

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