noun
Meaning 1
The act or process of serving.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: gerund, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
serving
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsɜːvɪŋ/
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General-American: /ˈsɝvɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)vɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: S ER1 V IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
An instance of that act or process.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The quantity of food or drink intended for one person in a single sitting; especially in relation to a meal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: helping
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A fraction or share.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
A layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 6
present participle and gerund of serve
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
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: service, service of process
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: delivery, bringing
noun
Meaning 8
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the helpings were all small
- his portion was larger than hers
- there's enough for two servings each
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: helping, portion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
Narrower terms: drumstick, second joint, thigh, breast, white meat, wing, medallion, oyster, parson's nose, pope's nose, piece, slice, round, round of drinks, drink, libation
History
Etymology
By surface analysis, serve + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Belarusian: абслуго́ўванне (absluhówvannje) — the act of serving
- Finnish: syöttö — the act of serving
- Galician: servizo — the act of serving
- Hungarian: szolgálat — the act of serving
- Hungarian: kiszolgálás — the act of serving
- Hungarian: felszolgálás — the act of serving
- Hungarian: tálalás — the act of serving
- Hungarian: szervírozás — the act of serving
- Irish: fónamh — the act of serving
- Italian: servizio — the act of serving
- Russian: обслу́живание (obslúživanije) — the act of serving
- Spanish: servicio — the act of serving
- Tagalog: pagsisilbi — the act of serving
- Ukrainian: обслуго́вування (obsluhóvuvannja) — the act of serving
- Armenian: բաժին (bažin) — portion of food
- Armenian: պորցիա (porcʻia) — portion of food
- Bulgarian: по́рция (pórcija) — portion of food
- Czech: porce — portion of food
- Dutch: portie — portion of food
- Esperanto: porcio — portion of food
- Finnish: annos — portion of food
- French: portion — portion of food
- Galician: porción — portion of food
- Georgian: ულუფა (ulupa) — portion of food
- German: Portion — portion of food
- German: Gang — portion of food
- Greek: μερίδα (merída) — portion of food
- Hebrew: מנה (maná) — portion of food
- Hindi: परोसना (parosnā) — portion of food
- Hungarian: adag — portion of food
- Italian: porzione — portion of food
- Māori: inati — portion of food
- Polish: porcja — portion of food
- Portuguese: porção — portion of food
- Romanian: porție — portion of food
- Russian: по́рция (pórcija) — portion of food
- Spanish: porción — portion of food
- Spanish: ración — portion of food
- Swedish: portion — portion of food
- Ukrainian: по́рція (pórcija) — portion of food
- Vietnamese: suất — portion of food
- Hungarian: burkolás — layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it
- Hungarian: burkolat — layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it
- Hungarian: borítás — layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it
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