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. — deniko
ruТом отбывает пожизненное заключение. — sharptoothed
deTom sitzt eine lebenslange Freiheitsstrafe ab. — Yorwba
His son is serving his sentence.
ruЕго сын отбывает наказание. — Ooneykcall
deSein Sohn sitzt. — Hans07
Would you like a second serving?
ruНе хотите ли добавки? — marafon
deMöchten Sie noch eine Portion? — BraveSentry
Tom is serving time in prison.
When do you start serving breakfast?
deAb wann servieren Sie Frühstück? — Waldelfe
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