Look at this sentence:

The restaurant was not prepared to serve such a large crowd of hungry customers.

Select the definition of serve that the sentence uses.

serve \suhv\ verb serving, served 1. to prepare something for other people to use or eat: Mrs Phillips always serves dinner at six o’clock. 2. to help other people: The mayor promised to serve the people of the city. 3. to start a game (such as tennis) by hitting the ball: Jude served the ball over the net.