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
Indri&Eth;I	-	Icelandic
Benedikta	be-ne-DIK-tah	German
Darla	DAHR-lə	English
Raeburn	RAY-bərn	English (Rare)
LÉOntine	-	French
Edric	ED-rik	English (Rare)