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
Lenka	-	Czech, Slovak
Dewydd	-	Welsh (Archaic)
Aminda	ah-MEEN-dah	Esperanto
Samantha	sə-MAN-thə (English)	English, Italian, Dutch
Joelle	-	English
Kurush	-	Ancient Persian