Dictionary verb be verb dienen (sich) bedienen
(be verb)

Meanings

1.
to serve
(in context of waiting tables)
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2.
to operate, handle
(for devices and machinery)
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3.
to help/serve oneself
("sich+Acc bedienen (an)" - colloquially often used for digging in )
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Vocab:

dienen, der Dienst, der Diener, bedienen, die Bedienung, die Bedienungsanleitung, verdienen, der Verdienst,


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