how to pronounce servir

/sɛʁ.viʁ/

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servir is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of servir in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… lundi et on peut servir et le mardi sans …”

meanings of servir

verb:

To set up (pass to, in order to give a scoring chance).
To serve (to bring a meal to someone).
To use, make use of.
To be useful for someone, to be of use, come in handy.
To help oneself, to serve oneself.
To be used for.
To serve (start a point with service).

servir frequency in french - A2 level of CEFR

the word servir occurs in french on average 104.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.