Waiter: How can I help you? Sue: I'm not ready to order yet.
•Clerk: May I help you? Jane: I'm looking for a gift for my aunt.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
What can I do you for? — interrog. How can I help you?; How can I serve you? □ Good morning. What can I do for you? □ Now it’s your turn. What can I do for you? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
serve — [[t]sɜ͟ː(r)v[/t]] ♦♦ serves, serving, served 1) VERB If you serve your country, an organization, or a person, you do useful work for them. [V n] It is unfair to soldiers who have served their country well for many years... [V n] I have always… … English dictionary
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serve — serve1 [ sɜrv ] verb *** ▸ 1 provide food/drink ▸ 2 do job ▸ 3 be used for purpose ▸ 4 help achieve something ▸ 5 spend time in prison ▸ 6 provide with something useful ▸ 7 help customers in store ▸ 8 officially give document ▸ 9 hit ball to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
serve — I UK [sɜː(r)v] / US [sɜrv] verb Word forms serve : present tense I/you/we/they serve he/she/it serves present participle serving past tense served past participle served *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to provide food and drink for someone to… … English dictionary
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