il servit

served

→ servir
serv to serve + it 3rd-person singular past tense
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #41,256
served Passé simple (literary past tense) of « servir »; in everyday speech, French usually uses « a servi » instead.
FR: Le serveur servit le café en silence.
EN: The waiter served the coffee in silence.
Conjugation of servir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First servis
Second servis
Third servit

Tom se servit à boire.

Tom poured himself a drink.

Elle se servit un autre verre de vin.

She poured herself another glass of wine.

Il se servit un biscuit.

He helped himself to a biscuit.

Tomás Garrido en fut témoin et s'en servit.

Tomás Garrido witnessed it and made use of it.

— L'Accusé (2017)

Tom se servit une tasse de café.

Tom poured himself a cup of coffee.