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serves time

serves time is the third-person singular simple present indicative of serve time.

Meaning of serve time

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To be confined in prison or a similar institution, typically for wrongdoing that violates the law.

Questions about serves time

What is serves time the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Serves time is the third-person singular simple present indicative of serve time.

Words near serves time in the dictionary

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

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