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subserve
sub·serve S0850700 (səb-sûrv′)tr.v. sub·served, sub·serv·ing, sub·serves To serve to promote (an end); be useful to.
[Latin subservīre : sub-, sub- + servīre, to serve; see serve.]subserve (səbˈsɜːv) vb (tr) 1. to be helpful or useful to2. obsolete to be subordinate to[C17: from Latin subservīre to be subject to, from sub- + servīre to serve]sub•serve (səbˈsɜrv)
v.t. -served, -serv•ing. to be useful or instrumental in promoting (a purpose, action, etc.). [1610–20; < Latin subservīre=sub- sub- + servīre to serve] subserve
Past participle: subserved
Gerund: subserving
| Imperative |
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| subserve | | subserve |
| Present |
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| I subserve | | you subserve | | he/she/it subserves | | we subserve | | you subserve | | they subserve |
| Preterite |
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| I subserved | | you subserved | | he/she/it subserved | | we subserved | | you subserved | | they subserved |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am subserving | | you are subserving | | he/she/it is subserving | | we are subserving | | you are subserving | | they are subserving |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have subserved | | you have subserved | | he/she/it has subserved | | we have subserved | | you have subserved | | they have subserved |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was subserving | | you were subserving | | he/she/it was subserving | | we were subserving | | you were subserving | | they were subserving |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had subserved | | you had subserved | | he/she/it had subserved | | we had subserved | | you had subserved | | they had subserved |
| Future |
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| I will subserve | | you will subserve | | he/she/it will subserve | | we will subserve | | you will subserve | | they will subserve |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have subserved | | you will have subserved | | he/she/it will have subserved | | we will have subserved | | you will have subserved | | they will have subserved |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be subserving | | you will be subserving | | he/she/it will be subserving | | we will be subserving | | you will be subserving | | they will be subserving |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been subserving | | you have been subserving | | he/she/it has been subserving | | we have been subserving | | you have been subserving | | they have been subserving |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been subserving | | you will have been subserving | | he/she/it will have been subserving | | we will have been subserving | | you will have been subserving | | they will have been subserving |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been subserving | | you had been subserving | | he/she/it had been subserving | | we had been subserving | | you had been subserving | | they had been subserving |
| Conditional |
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| I would subserve | | you would subserve | | he/she/it would subserve | | we would subserve | | you would subserve | | they would subserve |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have subserved | | you would have subserved | | he/she/it would have subserved | | we would have subserved | | you would have subserved | | they would have subserved |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | subserve - be helpful or usefulaid, assist, help - give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house" |
Translationssubserve
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