Definitions for serving
ˈsɜr vɪŋserv·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Serving

   of Serve

2. Serving

   a. & n. from Serve

The Standard Electrical DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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. • Delivery

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

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

How to pronounce serving?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say serving in sign language?

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. Julian Castro:

   When my grandmother got here almost a hundred years ago, I'm sure she never could have imagined that just two generations later, one of her grandsons would be serving as a member of the United States Congress and the other would be standing with you here today to say these words : I am a candidate for President of the United States of America.

2. Kevin Landy:

   A large percent of ICE detainees have no criminal records and are more vulnerable in a prison setting – security staff and administrators at BOP facilities have spent their careers dealing with hardened criminals serving long sentences for serious felonies, and the procedures and staff training reflect that, this sudden mass transfer could result in some serious problems.

3. Lisa Murkowski:

   I am serving a term for six years as a senior senator. I'm interviewing somebody who's going to be there for decades, decades and decades. So this is not about me, this is about her. This is about Supreme Court.

4. Kardashian West:

   I would like to thank President Trump for his time this afternoon. It is our hope that the President will grant clemency to Ms. Alice Marie Johnson who is serving a life sentence for a first-time, non-violent drug offense, we are optimistic about Ms. Johnson's future and hopeful that she -- and so many like her -- will get a second chance at life.

5. Lloyd Austin:

   Very little surprises me anymore, as I continue to consider just how focused it seems that the Defense Department is on routing out White extremism and White supremacy in the services right now, i'm not sure exactly how it is that you are able to tell from search terms that much about the individuals that are serving in uniform.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=serving
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Serving
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serving
5. ^ The Standard Electrical Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26535/pg26535-images.html#:~:text=serving