serve as

serve as someone or something

to act in the capacity of someone or something. I served as the mayor's assistant for a number of years. This brick will not serve as a doorstop.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ilana	-	Hebrew
Wenonah	wə-NON-ə	English (Rare)
Abrahams	['eibrəhæm]
Mollie	MAHL-ee	English
Iona (2)	-	Russian, Georgian, Biblical Latin
Anoubis	-	Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)