Standard Lemma guide

service

name · noun · verb · 46 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsɜːvɪs/
  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation: [ˈsɜːvɪs]
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈsɝvɪs/
  • Canada, General-American: [ˈsɝvɪs]
  • California: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)vɪs
  • CMU ARPABET: S ER1 V AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: S ER1 V IH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Missouri, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An act of being of assistance to someone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • I say I did him a service by ending our relationship – now he can freely pursue his career.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Lancelot was at the service of King Arthur.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Work as a member of the military.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: elliptical

Examples

  • Thank you for your service.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: military service

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

The military.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • the service
  • I did three years in the service before coming here.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

The practice of providing assistance as economic activity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: economics, sciences

Examples

  • Hair care is a service industry.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

Synonym of utility (“commodity provided on a continuous basis by a physical infrastructure network, such as electricity, water supply or sewerage”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: business

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: utility

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

A department in a company, organization, or institution.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • This machine provides the name service for the LAN.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

A set of dishes or utensils.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • She brought out the silver tea service.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Examples

  • The player had four service faults in the set.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

noun

Meaning 13

A religious rite or ritual.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The funerary service was touching.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

noun

Meaning 14

The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: law

Examples

  • The service happened yesterday.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

noun

Meaning 15

A taxi shared among unrelated passengers, each of whom pays part of the fare; often, it has a fixed route between cities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Israel, also, countable, uncountable

Qualifier: West Bank; Lebanon and Syria; West Bank; Lebanon and Syria

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

noun

Meaning 16

A musical composition for use in churches.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

17

noun

Meaning 17

Profession of respect; acknowledgment of duty owed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

18

noun

Meaning 18

The materials used for serving a rope, etc., such as spun yarn and small lines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: nautical, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

19

noun

Meaning 19

Access to resources such as hotel rooms and Web-based videos without transfer of the resources' ownership.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

20

noun

Meaning 20

Service tree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

21

noun

Meaning 21

The sorb; the fruit of this tree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

22

verb

Meaning 22

To serve.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • They service the customer base.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

23

verb

Meaning 23

To serve.

To perform maintenance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • He is going to service the car.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

24

verb

Meaning 24

To serve.

To supply (media outlets) with press releases etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Qualifier: public relations

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

25

verb

Meaning 25

To make a repayment or pay interest (on a debt).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • It continues to be laden with intense debt servicing costs.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

26

verb

Meaning 26

To inseminate through sexual intercourse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: euphemistic, transitive

Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

27

verb

Meaning 27

To perform a sexual act upon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive, vulgar

Examples

  • He serviced her several times a week.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

28

verb

Meaning 28

To attack.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: euphemistic, transitive

Topics: government, military, politics, war

Examples

  • to service a target
  • target servicing

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

29

noun

Meaning 29

the performance of duties by a waiter or servant

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • that restaurant has excellent service

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: accommodation

Narrower terms: curb service, self-service, valet parking

30

noun

Meaning 30

periodic maintenance on a car or machine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • it was time for an overhaul on the tractor

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: overhaul, inspection and repair

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: care, maintenance, upkeep

Narrower terms: interim overhaul

31

noun

Meaning 31

the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he accepted service of the subpoena

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: serving, service of process

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: delivery, bringing

32

noun

Meaning 32

(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his powerful serves won the game

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: serve

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tennis stroke, tennis shot

Narrower terms: ace, fault, let, net ball

33

noun

Meaning 33

work done by one person or group that benefits another

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • budget separately for goods and services

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: work

Narrower terms: consulting service, facility, national service, utility

34

noun

Meaning 34

(law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: activity

Narrower terms: socage, military service, knight's service

35

noun

Meaning 35

employment in or work for another

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he retired after 30 years of service

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: employment, work

36

noun

Meaning 36

the act of mating by male animals

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the bull was worth good money in servicing fees

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: servicing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union

37

noun

Meaning 37

the act of public worship following prescribed rules

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the Sunday service

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: religious service, divine service

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: religious ceremony, religious ritual

Narrower terms: church service, church, devotional, prayer meeting, prayer service, chapel service, chapel, committal service, none, vesper, watch night

38

noun

Meaning 38

an act of help or assistance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he did them a service

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: disservice

Broader terms: aid, assist, assistance, help

Narrower terms: childcare, child care, community service, public service, help desk, helpdesk, seating

39

noun

Meaning 39

tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: table service

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tableware

Narrower terms: dinner service, dinner set, place setting, setting

40

noun

Meaning 40

a means of serving

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • of no avail
  • there's no help for it

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: avail, help

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: helpfulness

41

noun

Meaning 41

a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: company

Narrower terms: utility, public utility, public utility company, public-service corporation

42

noun

Meaning 42

a force that is a branch of the armed forces

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: military service, armed service

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: force, personnel

Narrower terms: army, regular army, ground forces, navy, naval forces, coastguard, Marines, air force, airforce

43

noun

Meaning 43

Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Robert William Service

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: writer, author

44

verb

Meaning 44

make fit for use

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • service my truck
  • the washing machine needs to be serviced

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tune, tune up

45

verb

Meaning 45

mate with

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • male animals serve the females for breeding purposes

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: serve

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: copulate, mate, pair, couple

Narrower terms: stand

46

verb

Meaning 46

be used by; as of a utility

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The sewage plant served the neighboring communities
  • The garage served to shelter his horses

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: serve

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: function, work, operate, go, run

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.? Proto-Italic *serwos Latin servus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -itia Latin servitiumbor. Old French servisebor. Old English serfis Middle English servise English service From Middle English servise, from Old English serfis, from Old French servise (French service), from the verb servir, from Latin servitium (compare Portuguese serviço, Italian servizio, Norman sèrvice, Spanish servicio), from servus (“servant; serf; slave”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser-wo-s (“guardian”), possibly from *ser- (“watch over, protect”). Displaced native Old English þeġnung.

Properly, the tree that bears sorb fruit, from Middle English serves, plural of serve (“sorb apple, serviceberry”), from Old English syrfe, from Vulgar Latin *sorbea, from Latin sorbus (“service tree”). See sorb.

Across languages

Translations

406 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: minnət — act of being of assistance to someone
  • Azerbaijani: qulluq — act of being of assistance to someone
  • Bulgarian: услу́га (uslúga) — act of being of assistance to someone
  • Catalan: servei — act of being of assistance to someone
  • Danish: tjeneste — act of being of assistance to someone
  • Estonian: teene — act of being of assistance to someone
  • Finnish: palvelus — act of being of assistance to someone
  • Finnish: palvelu — act of being of assistance to someone
  • French: service — act of being of assistance to someone
  • Galician: servizo — act of being of assistance to someone
  • German: Dienst — act of being of assistance to someone
  • German: Service — act of being of assistance to someone
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌹 (andbahti) — act of being of assistance to someone
  • Ancient Greek: λατρεία (latreía) — act of being of assistance to someone
  • Haitian Creole: sèvis — act of being of assistance to someone
  • Hungarian: szívesség — act of being of assistance to someone
  • Indonesian: servis — act of being of assistance to someone
  • Kashmiri: خٔدمَتھ (khạdmath) — act of being of assistance to someone
  • Kashmiri: خٔذمَتھ (khạzmath) — act of being of assistance to someone
  • Northern Kurdish: xizmet — act of being of assistance to someone
  • Latin: servitium — act of being of assistance to someone
  • Middle English: servise — act of being of assistance to someone
  • Old English: þeġnung — act of being of assistance to someone
  • Plautdietsch: Deenst — act of being of assistance to someone
  • Polish: obsługa — act of being of assistance to someone
  • Russian: услу́га (uslúga) — act of being of assistance to someone
  • Sanskrit: सेवा (sevā) — act of being of assistance to someone
  • Scottish Gaelic: seirbheis — act of being of assistance to someone
  • Sicilian: sèrbiri — act of being of assistance to someone
  • Spanish: servicio — act of being of assistance to someone
  • Tocharian B: lāṃs — act of being of assistance to someone
  • Tocharian B: spaktāṃ — act of being of assistance to someone
  • Afrikaans: diens — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Albanian: shërbim — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Arabic: خِدْمَة (ḵidma) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Armenian: ծառայություն (caṙayutʻyun) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Armenian: սպասարկում (spasarkum) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Assamese: সেৱা (xewa) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Azerbaijani: xidmət — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Bashkir: хеҙмәт (xeźmət) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Belarusian: слу́жба (slúžba) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Belarusian: абслуго́ўванне (absluhówvannje) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Belarusian: се́рвіс (sjérvis) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Bengali: খেদমত (khedmot) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Bulgarian: слу́жба (slúžba) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Catalan: servei — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Chinese Cantonese: 服務 /服务 (fuk6 mou6) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 服務 /服务 (fúwù) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Czech: práce — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Czech: služba — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Danish: tjeneste — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Danish: service — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Dutch: dienst — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Dutch: bediening — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Esperanto: servo — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Estonian: teenus — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Finnish: palvelu — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • French: service — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Galician: servizo — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Georgian: სერვისი (servisi) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Georgian: მომსახურება (momsaxureba) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Georgian: სამსახური (samsaxuri) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • German: Dienstleistung — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • German: Bedienung — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • German: Service — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Greek: υπηρεσία (ypiresía) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Ancient Greek: διακονία (diakonía) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Haitian Creole: sèvis — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Hebrew: שירות \ שֵׁרוּת (sheirút) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Hindi: सेवा (sevā) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Hungarian: szolgálat — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Hungarian: szolgáltatás — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Hungarian: üzemelés — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Hungarian: működés — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Hungarian: járat — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Hungarian: kiszolgálás — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Hungarian: felszolgálás — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Icelandic: þjónusta — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Indonesian: jawa — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Interlingua: servicio — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Irish: feidhmeannas — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Italian: servizio — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Japanese: 業務 (gyōmu) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Japanese: 務め (tsutome) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Japanese: サービス (sābisu) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Japanese: 奉公 (hōkō) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Japanese: 服務 (fukumu) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Japanese: 用役 (yōeki) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Kashmiri: خٔدمَتھ (khạdmath) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Kashmiri: خٔزمَتھ (khạzmath) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Kazakh: қызмет (qyzmet) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Khmer: សេវា (seevaa) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Khmer: សេវាកម្ម (seevaakam) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Korean: 봉사 (bongsa) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Korean: 서비스 (seobiseu) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Korean: 용역 (yong'yeok) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Korean: 복무 (bongmu) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Central Kurdish: خزمەت (xizmet) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Northern Kurdish: xizmet — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Northern Kurdish: xidmet — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Kyrgyz: кызмат (kızmat) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Lao: ບໍຣິການ (bǭ ri kān) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Lao: ບໍລິການ (bǭ li kān) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Latin: prodessendum — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Latvian: dienests — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Lithuanian: tarnyba — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Macedonian: служба (služba) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Malay: khidmat — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Malay: perkhidmatan — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Malay: servis — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Māori: ratonga — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Middle English: servise — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Mongolian: үйлчилгээ (üjlčilgee) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tjeneste — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tenest — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Occitan: servici — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Old English: þeġnung — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Old English: þēnest — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Pashto: خدمت (xedmat) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Dari: خِدْمَت (xidmat) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Dari: سَرْویس (sarwēs) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Dari: سَرْوِیس (sarwīs) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Iranian Persian: خِدْمَت (xedmat) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Iranian Persian: سِرْویس (servis) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Polish: usługiwanie — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Polish: usługa — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Polish: serwis — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Polish: służba — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Portuguese: serviço — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Romanian: serviciu — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Russian: слу́жба (slúžba) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Russian: обслу́живание (obslúživanije) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Russian: се́рвис (sɛ́rvis) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Sanskrit: सेवा (sevā) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Scottish Gaelic: seirbheis — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Serbo-Croatian: слу̀жба — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Serbo-Croatian: сѐрвӣс — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Serbo-Croatian: slùžba — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Serbo-Croatian: sèrvīs — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Sicilian: sirbizzu — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Sinhalese: සේවා (sēwā) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Slovak: obsluha — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Slovak: služba — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Slovene: služba — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Spanish: servicio — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Swahili: huduma — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Swedish: tjänst — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Tajik: хизмат (xizmat) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Tatar: хезмәт (xezmät) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Telugu: సేవ (sēva) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Thai: การบริการ (gaan-bɔɔ-rí-gaan) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Thai: บริการ (bɔɔ-rí-gaan) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Turkish: hizmet — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Turkmen: hyzmat — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Ukrainian: слу́жба (slúžba) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Ukrainian: обслуго́вування (obsluhóvuvannja) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Ukrainian: се́рвіс (sérvis) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Urdu: خِدْمَت (xidmat) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Urdu: سَرْوِس (sarvis) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Uyghur: خىزمەت (xizmet) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Uzbek: xizmat — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Vietnamese: phục vụ — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Welsh: gweinidogaeth — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Yiddish: דינסט (dinst) — practice of providing services as economic activity
  • Finnish: huolto — department in a company, etc.
  • Finnish: asiakaspalvelu — department in a company, etc.
  • Indonesian: dinas — department in a company, etc.
  • Chinese Cantonese: 服務 /服务 (fuk6 mou6) — computing: function provided by one program or machine for another
  • Chinese Mandarin: 服務 /服务 (fúwù) — computing: function provided by one program or machine for another
  • Czech: služba — computing: function provided by one program or machine for another
  • Finnish: palvelu — computing: function provided by one program or machine for another
  • French: service — computing: function provided by one program or machine for another
  • German: Service — computing: function provided by one program or machine for another
  • Hungarian: szolgáltatás — computing: function provided by one program or machine for another
  • Italian: servizio — computing: function provided by one program or machine for another
  • Japanese: サービス (sābisu) — computing: function provided by one program or machine for another
  • Korean: 서비스 (seobiseu) — computing: function provided by one program or machine for another
  • Polish: usługa — computing: function provided by one program or machine for another
  • Polish: serwis — computing: function provided by one program or machine for another
  • Portuguese: serviço — computing: function provided by one program or machine for another
  • Romanian: serviciu — computing: function provided by one program or machine for another
  • Russian: слу́жба (slúžba) — computing: function provided by one program or machine for another
  • Russian: се́рвис (sɛ́rvis) — computing: function provided by one program or machine for another
  • Sicilian: sirbizzu — computing: function provided by one program or machine for another
  • Spanish: servicio — computing: function provided by one program or machine for another
  • Swahili: huduma — computing: function provided by one program or machine for another
  • Azerbaijani: qulluq — state of being subordinate or employed
  • Bulgarian: слу́жба (slúžba) — state of being subordinate or employed
  • Catalan: servei — state of being subordinate or employed
  • Ngazidja Comorian: urumishi — state of being subordinate or employed
  • Finnish: alaisuus — state of being subordinate or employed
  • Finnish: palvelus — state of being subordinate or employed
  • French: service — state of being subordinate or employed
  • German: Dienst — state of being subordinate or employed
  • Hungarian: szolgálat — state of being subordinate or employed
  • Latin: servitium — state of being subordinate or employed
  • Middle English: servise — state of being subordinate or employed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tjeneste — state of being subordinate or employed
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tenest — state of being subordinate or employed
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: teneste — state of being subordinate or employed
  • Portuguese: serviço — state of being subordinate or employed
  • Russian: слу́жба (slúžba) — state of being subordinate or employed
  • Russian: служе́ние (služénije) — state of being subordinate or employed
  • Sicilian: siri a picciottu — state of being subordinate or employed
  • Albanian: shërbim — the military
  • Arabic: خِدْمَة (ḵidma) — the military
  • Armenian: ծառայում (caṙayum) — the military
  • Armenian: ծառայություն (caṙayutʻyun) — the military
  • Azerbaijani: hərbi qulluq — the military
  • Azerbaijani: xidmət — the military
  • Belarusian: слу́жба (slúžba) — the military
  • Bengali: সেবা (śeba) — the military
  • Bulgarian: слу́жба (slúžba) — the military
  • Burmese: စစ်မှုထမ်းခြင်း (cachmu.htam:hkrang:) — the military
  • Chinese Cantonese: 兵役 (bing1 jik6) — the military
  • Chinese: 兵役 (zh-min-nan) — the military
  • Chinese Mandarin: 兵役 (bīngyì) — the military
  • Wu Chinese: 兵役 (1pin-yoq) — the military
  • Czech: služba — the military
  • Danish: tjeneste — the military
  • Dutch: dienst — the military
  • Estonian: teenistus — the military
  • Finnish: palvelus — the military
  • Finnish: asepalvelus — the military
  • French: service — the military
  • Galician: servizo — the military
  • Georgian: სამსახური (samsaxuri) — the military
  • German: Dienst — the military
  • German: Wehrdienst — the military
  • Greek: υπηρεσία (ypiresía) — the military
  • Hebrew: שירות \ שֵׁרוּת (sheirút) — the military
  • Hindi: सेवा (sevā) — the military
  • Hungarian: szolgálat — the military
  • Hungarian: katonai szolgálat — the military
  • Icelandic: þjónusta — the military
  • Indonesian: dinas — the military
  • Irish: seirbhís — the military
  • Italian: servizio — the military
  • Japanese: 兵役 (heieki) — the military
  • Kazakh: қызмет (qyzmet) — the military
  • Korean: 복무 (bongmu) — the military
  • Korean: 병역 (byeong'yeok) — the military
  • Kyrgyz: кызмат (kızmat) — the military
  • Latvian: dienests — the military
  • Lithuanian: tarnyba — the military
  • Macedonian: служба (služba) — the military
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tjeneste — the military
  • Dari: خِدْمَت (xidmat) — the military
  • Iranian Persian: خِدْمَت (xedmat) — the military
  • Polish: służba — the military
  • Portuguese: serviço — the military
  • Romanian: serviciu — the military
  • Russian: слу́жба (slúžba) — the military
  • Scottish Gaelic: seirbheis — the military
  • Serbo-Croatian: слу̀жба — the military
  • Serbo-Croatian: slùžba — the military
  • Slovak: služba — the military
  • Slovene: služba — the military
  • Spanish: servicio — the military
  • Swedish: tjänst — the military
  • Tajik: хизмат (xizmat) — the military
  • Tatar: хезмәт (xezmät) — the military
  • Thai: ราชการทหาร (râat-chá-gaan-tá-hǎan) — the military
  • Turkish: askerlik — the military
  • Turkmen: hyzmat — the military
  • Ukrainian: слу́жба (slúžba) — the military
  • Urdu: خِدْمَت (xidmat) — the military
  • Uyghur: خىزمەت (xizmet) — the military
  • Uzbek: xizmat — the military
  • Vietnamese: nghĩa vụ — the military
  • Armenian: սպասք (spaskʻ) — set of dishes or utensils
  • Belarusian: серві́з (sjervíz) — set of dishes or utensils
  • Belarusian: сэрві́з (servíz) — set of dishes or utensils
  • Bulgarian: серви́з (servíz) — set of dishes or utensils
  • Dutch: servies — set of dishes or utensils
  • Esperanto: servico — set of dishes or utensils
  • Estonian: serviis — set of dishes or utensils
  • Finnish: astiasto — set of dishes or utensils
  • Finnish: serviisi — set of dishes or utensils
  • French: service — set of dishes or utensils
  • German: Service — set of dishes or utensils
  • Hebrew: שירות \ שֵׁרוּת (sheirút) — set of dishes or utensils
  • Hungarian: készlet — set of dishes or utensils
  • Hungarian: étkészlet — set of dishes or utensils
  • Hungarian: szerviz — set of dishes or utensils
  • Indonesian: servis — set of dishes or utensils
  • Norwegian Bokmål: servise — set of dishes or utensils
  • Dari: سَرْویس (sarwēs) — set of dishes or utensils
  • Dari: سَرْوِیس (sarwīs) — set of dishes or utensils
  • Iranian Persian: سِرْویس (servis) — set of dishes or utensils
  • Portuguese: jogo — set of dishes or utensils
  • Portuguese: conjunto — set of dishes or utensils
  • Russian: серви́з (servíz) — set of dishes or utensils
  • Swedish: servis — set of dishes or utensils
  • Ukrainian: серві́з (servíz) — set of dishes or utensils
  • Azerbaijani: veriş — sports: act of initially serving the ball
  • Bulgarian: се́рвис (sérvis) — sports: act of initially serving the ball
  • Catalan: servei — sports: act of initially serving the ball
  • Chinese Cantonese: 發球 /发球 (faat3 kau4) — sports: act of initially serving the ball
  • Chinese Mandarin: 發球 /发球 (fāqiú) — sports: act of initially serving the ball
  • Czech: podání — sports: act of initially serving the ball
  • Dutch: opslag — sports: act of initially serving the ball
  • Dutch: service — sports: act of initially serving the ball
  • Finnish: syöttö — sports: act of initially serving the ball
  • Finnish: aloitussyöttö — sports: act of initially serving the ball
  • German: Aufschlag — sports: act of initially serving the ball
  • German: Angabe — sports: act of initially serving the ball
  • Hungarian: adogatás — sports: act of initially serving the ball
  • Hungarian: szerva — sports: act of initially serving the ball
  • Indonesian: servis — sports: act of initially serving the ball
  • Japanese: サービス (sābisu) — sports: act of initially serving the ball
  • Korean: 서비스 (seobiseu) — sports: act of initially serving the ball
  • Portuguese: saque — sports: act of initially serving the ball
  • Russian: пода́ча (podáča) — sports: act of initially serving the ball
  • Scottish Gaelic: seirbheis — sports: act of initially serving the ball
  • Spanish: saque — sports: act of initially serving the ball
  • Chinese Cantonese: 禮拜 /礼拜 (lai5 baai3) — religious rite or ritual
  • Chinese Mandarin: 禮拜 /礼拜 (lǐbài) — religious rite or ritual
  • Czech: bohoslužba — religious rite or ritual
  • Dutch: eredienst — religious rite or ritual
  • Dutch: dienst — religious rite or ritual
  • Esperanto: diservo — religious rite or ritual
  • Estonian: jumalateenistus — religious rite or ritual
  • Finnish: jumalanpalvelus — religious rite or ritual
  • French: service — religious rite or ritual
  • Galician: servizo — religious rite or ritual
  • German: Gottesdienst — religious rite or ritual
  • Ancient Greek: λατρεία (latreía) — religious rite or ritual
  • Haitian Creole: sèvis — religious rite or ritual
  • Hungarian: szertartás — religious rite or ritual
  • Hungarian: istentisztelet — religious rite or ritual
  • Ingrian: kirkonmänö — religious rite or ritual
  • Japanese: 礼拝 (reihai) — religious rite or ritual
  • Korean: 예배 (yebae) — religious rite or ritual
  • Korean: 례배 (ryebae) — religious rite or ritual
  • Malay: upacara — religious rite or ritual
  • Middle English: servise — religious rite or ritual
  • Polish: nabożeństwo — religious rite or ritual
  • Portuguese: cerimónia — religious rite or ritual
  • Portuguese: cerimônia — religious rite or ritual
  • Portuguese: rito — religious rite or ritual
  • Russian: слу́жба (slúžba) — religious rite or ritual
  • Russian: моле́бен (molében) — religious rite or ritual
  • Scottish Gaelic: seirbheis — religious rite or ritual
  • Swahili: huduma — religious rite or ritual
  • Swedish: gudstjänst — religious rite or ritual
  • Tocharian B: yarpo — religious rite or ritual
  • Ottoman Turkish: عبادت (ʼibâdet) — religious rite or ritual
  • Bulgarian: връ́чване (vrǎ́čvane) — legal: delivery of a summons or writ
  • Finnish: tuomion lukeminen — legal: delivery of a summons or writ
  • German: Zustellung — legal: delivery of a summons or writ
  • Greek: επίδοση (epídosi) — legal: delivery of a summons or writ
  • Italian: notifica — legal: delivery of a summons or writ
  • Italian: notificazione — legal: delivery of a summons or writ
  • Middle English: servise — legal: delivery of a summons or writ
  • Sicilian: nutìfica — legal: delivery of a summons or writ
  • Sicilian: nutificazziuni — legal: delivery of a summons or writ
  • Swahili: huduma — legal: delivery of a summons or writ
  • Swedish: delgivning — legal: delivery of a summons or writ
  • Finnish: reittitaksi — shared taxi
  • Hebrew: שירות \ שֵׁרוּת (sheirút) — shared taxi
  • Dari: سَرْویس (sarwēs) — shared taxi
  • Dari: سَرْوِیس (sarwīs) — shared taxi
  • Iranian Persian: سِرْویس (servis) — shared taxi
  • Turkish: servis — shared taxi
  • Finnish: kirkkomusiikkiteos — musical composition for use in churches
  • Spanish: culto — musical composition for use in churches
  • Galician: servizo — profession of respect; acknowledgment of duty owed
  • Finnish: tarvikkeet — nautical: materials used for serving a rope
  • Bulgarian: обслужвам (obslužvam) — to serve
  • Catalan: servir — to serve
  • Estonian: teenindama — to serve
  • Finnish: palvella — to serve
  • French: servir — to serve
  • Georgian: ემსახურება (emsaxureba) — to serve
  • Georgian: მოემსახურება (moemsaxureba) — to serve
  • German: bedienen — to serve
  • Hungarian: kiszolgál — to serve
  • Indonesian: layanan — to serve
  • Persian: خدمت کردن (xedmat kardan) — to serve
  • Polish: serwować — to serve
  • Portuguese: servir — to serve
  • Russian: обслу́живать (obslúživatʹ) — to serve
  • Russian: обслужи́ть (obslužítʹ) — to serve
  • Spanish: servir — to serve
  • Swahili: hudumia — to serve
  • Swedish: betjäna — to serve
  • Ukrainian: обслуго́вувати (obsluhóvuvaty) — to serve
  • Bulgarian: поддържам (poddǎržam) — to perform maintenance
  • Estonian: hooldama — to perform maintenance
  • Finnish: huoltaa — to perform maintenance
  • French: maintenir — to perform maintenance
  • German: warten — to perform maintenance
  • Hungarian: szervizel — to perform maintenance
  • Polish: serwisować — to perform maintenance
  • Portuguese: fazer manutenção (a) — to perform maintenance
  • Russian: обслу́живать (obslúživatʹ) — to perform maintenance
  • Russian: обслужи́ть (obslužítʹ) — to perform maintenance
  • Spanish: servicear — to perform maintenance
  • Spanish: serviciar — to perform maintenance
  • Swahili: hudumia — to perform maintenance
  • Swedish: serva — to perform maintenance
  • Swedish: underhålla — to perform maintenance
  • Hungarian: fedez — to inseminate
  • Hungarian: megtermékenyít — to inseminate
  • Māori: whakaekeeke — to inseminate
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