servir
Portuguese, verb/seʁˈvi(ʁ)/
servir is spelled S-E-R-V-I-R (6 letters) and appears 47 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,013th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Servir is a Portuguese verb meaning “to serve (to work as a servant for someone)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “consagrar-se ao serviço de; cuidar de; cumprir deveres ou funções; dar ou ministrar; estar ao serviço de…”.
What does servir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to serve (to work as a servant for someone)
- 2
to serve (to worship a god)
- 3
to serve (to give out or place down food or drink)
- 4
to serve (to be part of an armed force)
Servi dois anos na Legião Estrangeira.
- 5
to suffice; to do (to be good enough for a task)
Esse martelo é ruim mas serve.
- 6
to be for (to have as its purpose or utility)
Martelos servem para as pessoas baterem pregos.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. consagrar-se ao serviço de; cuidar de; cumprir deveres ou funções; dar ou ministrar; estar ao serviço de; estar às ordens de; prestar bons ofícios a; prestar serviços; pôr na mesa (iguaria ou refeição); ser criado de; ser útil a; ajudar; alimentar; auxiliar; aviar; dar; desempenhar, exercer; empregar; fornecer; ministrar; oferecer; substituir; satisfazer; usar; vender 2. dar serventia; exercer função; prestar serviços militares; ser criado; ser favorável, conveniente a; ser militar; ser útil; ter préstimo; ter serventia 3. aproveitar-se; dignar-se; fazer uso; haver por bem; utilizar-se
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of servir
- sirvo first-person present singular
- serve present singular third-person
- servi first-person preterite singular
- servido participle past
- i-e alternation
- servires infinitive second-person singular
- servirmos first-person infinitive plural
- servirdes infinitive plural second-person
- servirem infinitive plural third-person
- servindo gerund
- servidos masculine participle past
- servida feminine participle past
- servidas feminine participle past
- serves indicative present second-person
- servimos first-person indicative plural
- servis indicative plural present
- servem indicative plural present
- servia first-person imperfect indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce servir?
- Brazil /seʁˈvi(ʁ)/
- Brazil [seɦˈvi(h)]
- /seɾˈvi(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to servir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is servir in Portuguese?
servir appears 47 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).