Pega um garfo para servir a salada. ➜ Grab a scoop to serve the salad.
Você já foi servido? ➜ Have you already been served?
You’ll often hear it used to say that someone or something serves it’s purpose – in informal or figurative ways — especially in expressions like “serve para…” (it serves to / it works for / it does the job of…). Like this:
Esse casaco serve? Will this jacket do?
Isso serve pra quê? What does this do?
Isso vai servir para as meninas? Will this do for the girls?