Definitions for serving
ˈsɜr vɪŋserv·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. helping, portion, serving(noun)

   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 process(noun)

   the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone

   "he accepted service of the subpoena"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. serving(Noun)

   The action of the verb to serve.

   The tennis match began with her serving.

2. serving(Noun)

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

3. serving(Adjective)

   That or who serves or serve.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Serving

   of Serve

2. Serving

   a. & n. from Serve

The Standard Electrical Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. serving

   Verb form of the word serve.

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

   Submitted by MaryC on March 17, 2020  

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

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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. Southwest Airlines:

   Our Southwest Airlines family is honored to support Our Southwest Airlines family long-hoped homecoming and join in tribute to Col. Knight as well as every other military hero who has paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the armed forces.

2. Alexander Vindman:

   The privilege of serving my country is not only rooted in my military service, but also in my personal history. I sit here, as a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army, an immigrant, my family fled the Soviet Union when I was three-and-a-half years old. Upon arriving in New York City in 1979, my father worked multiple jobs to support us, all the while learning English at night. He stressed to us the importance of fully integrating into our adopted country.

3. Abraham J. Herschel:

   Life is not meaningful to us unless serving an end beyond itself, unless it is of value to someone else.

4. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   There is only one purpose in life, which is happiness. We attain happiness by serving others with love and kindness.

5. Theodore Parker:

   Let us do our duty, in our shop in our kitchen, in the market, the street, the office, the school, the home, just as faithfully as if we stood in the front rank of some great battle, and knew that victory for mankind depends on our bravery, strength, and skill. When we do that, the humblest of us will be serving in that great army which achieves the welfare of the world.

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