What does serving mean?

Definitions for serving
ˈsɜr vɪŋserv·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. helping, portion, servingnoun

    an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal

    "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each"

  2. service, serving, service of processnoun

    the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone

    "he accepted service of the subpoena"

Wiktionary

  1. servingnoun

    The action of the verb to serve.

    The tennis match began with her serving.

  2. servingnoun

    A portion (especially, of a meal) served to someone.

  3. servingadjective

    That or who serves or serve.

ChatGPT

  1. serving

    Serving is the act of providing or supplying something to, or doing something for, someone. This can refer to a variety of actions, including presenting food or drinks, performing duties or tasks for others, or providing a specific service in various fields such as hospitality, sports, law, or technology.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Serving

    of Serve

  2. Serving

    a. & n. from Serve

The Standard Electrical Dictionary

  1. Serving

    The wrapping or winding of a cable composed of small size wire, laid closely and smoothly with a tool called a serving mallet, or serving block, or by machinery. It serves to protect the cable from wear.

Editors Contribution

  1. servingverb

    Verb form of the word serve.

    The local bus is serving a vital need within the community.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 17, 2020  

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  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'serving' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3790

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of serving in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of serving in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of serving in a Sentence

  1. Dana Ibrahim:

    Family on my dad's side serving in the army were killed under siege in Homs, my mum and four sisters live close to the military airport in Mezze.

  2. Mark Sanford:

    I think that we serve at the pleasure of the people that we have the honor of serving, every two years we're up for a vote... and I'm very cognizant of the fact that this is a temporary job.

  3. Sonya Angelone:

    The extra calories from moderate drinking (one serving of alcohol for women a day or two servings for men per day) can certainly fit into the calorie allotment for weight maintenance.

  4. Michael Joseph:

    We were about 30% off our Thanksgiving levels from the previous season and are looking to make up that ground however we can. More cold weather will help, but nothing beats a healthy serving of natural snow from Mother Nature.

  5. Mercia Buddle:

    Visitors are coming and they have probably come from all over the Midlands, and of course it is great to highlight homelessness when the guy was actually on the bench, so it is serving a lot of purposes really - I think it is great.

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