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served one's time

served one's time is the simple past and past participle of serve one's time.

Meaning of serve one's time

Verb

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

  1. To hold a professional, political, etc. position for a set period of time.

Questions about served one's time

What is served one's time the simple past and past participle of?
Served one's time is the simple past and past participle of serve one's time.

Words near served one's time in the dictionary

  1. serve-volleyers
  2. serveable
  3. served
  4. served cunt
  5. served notice
  6. served one's time
  7. served out
  8. served someone a trick
  9. served someone right
  10. served someone with the same sauce
  11. served the time

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