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serve a purpose, role, or function
<verb.stative>   freq. cnt.: 58 freq. cnt.: 55 freq. cnt.: 3

sample sentences

"The tree stump serves as a table"
"The female students served as a control group"
"This table would serve very well"
"His freedom served him well"
"The table functions as a desk"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
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