serving
The act or process of servingThe act or process of serving.
» Tom is serving a life sentence.
Tom sitzt eine lebenslange Freiheitsstrafe ab.
Том отбывает пожизненное заключение.
Том відбуває довічне ув'язнення.
Meaning
5 senses(gerund, uncountable)The act or process of serving.
обслу́живаниеobslúživanije
обслуго́вуванняobsluhóvuvannja
(countable)An instance of that act or process.
(countable)The quantity of food or drink intended for one person in a single sitting; especially in relation to a meal.
Portion, Gang
по́рцияpórcija
по́рціяpórcija
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
(broadly, countable)A fraction or share.
(countable)A layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it.
Examples
215 sentencesTom is serving a life sentence.
Том відбуває довічне ув'язнення.
ruТом отбывает пожизненное заключение.
deTom sitzt eine lebenslange Freiheitsstrafe ab.
His son is serving his sentence.
ruЕго сын отбывает наказание.
deSein Sohn sitzt.
Would you like a second serving?
ruНе хотите ли добавки?
deMöchten Sie noch eine Portion?
Tom is serving time in prison.
When do you start serving breakfast?
deAb wann servieren Sie Frühstück?
Translations
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Origin
By surface analysis, serve + -ing.By surface analysis, serve + -ing.
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Forms
plural: servingsSynonyms
4 synonyms- the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone:serviceservice of process
- an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal:helpingportion
Word family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable