No. 1,202 in Spanish
sirvió
"Sirvió" means "served" in English.
In a sentence
El mesero sirvió la comida rápidamente.
The waiter served the food quickly.
In this sentence, 'sirvió' is used as the verb 'served' in the past tense, indicating the action of serving food.
La experiencia pasada le sirvió para tomar mejores decisiones.
The past experience helped him make better decisions.
In this example, 'sirvió' means 'helped' or 'was useful', showing how the past experience contributed to decision-making.
Ese método no sirvió para resolver el problema.
That method did not work to solve the problem.
Here, 'sirvió' is used to mean 'worked' or 'was effective', indicating the method's functionality or effectiveness.
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