French word

desservir

Pronunciation

IPA/desɛʁviʁ/

Meaning

  • verbserve

Example

Le train dessert cette gare tous les jours.

The train serves this station every day.

Illustration for desservir (serve)

More examples

Cette ligne va desservir plusieurs villages.

This line is going to serve several villages.

Core concept

A service route that reaches a place and keeps its connection available.

Common phrases

  • desservir une gare

    serve a station

  • desservir une ville

    serve a city

  • desservir un quartier

    serve a neighborhood

Similar words

s'arrêter: Stop after being in motion.
passer: Go through or past a particular place.
débarrasser: Clear a table of plates and other dishes.
nuire: Have a damaging effect on someone or something.

Definition in French

Faire qu'un lieu soit régulièrement desservi par des transports, c'est-à-dire qu'un véhicule s'y arrête ou le relie au réseau.

Word origin

French desservir comes through Old French deservir from Latin deservire, combining des- with the root of servir and extending service to transport links.

Usage tips

  • In transport usage, desservir takes the place directly as its object, as in desservir une gare, rather than with à.

Other meanings

  • clear awayverb
  • harmverb

Opposites

Related words

  • dessertetransit servicenoun
  • desserviserved by transitadjective

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