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service en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

(Southern-England) audio
/ˈsɜː.vɪs/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
(California) audio
/ˈsɝ.vɪs/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.? Proto-Italic *serwos Latin servus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -itia Latin servitiumbor. Old French servisebor. Old English serfis Middle English servise English service From Middle English servise, from Old English serfis, from Old French servise (French service), from the verb servir, from Latin servitium (compare Portuguese serviço, Italian servizio, Norman sèrvice, Spanish servicio), from servus (“servant; serf; slave”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser-wo-s (“guardian”), possibly from *ser- (“watch over, protect”). Displaced native Old English þeġnung.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) An act of being of assistance to someone.
- I say I did him a service by ending our relationship – now he can freely pursue his career.
- The Parliament for ever cries more money, / The service of the state demands more money. / Just heaven! of what service is the state? 1794, Robert Southey, Wat Tyler. A Dramatic Poem. In Three Acts, London: J[ohn] M‘Creery, […] for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, […], published 1817, →OCLC, Act I, page 7:
- Then he commenced to talk, really talk. and inside of two flaps of a herring's fin he had me mesmerized, like Eben Holt's boy at the town hall show. He talked about the ills of humanity, and the glories of health and Nature and service and land knows what all. 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter IV, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
(countable, uncountable) The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group.
- The lesser griefs that may be said, / ⁠That breathe a thousand tender vows, / ⁠Are but as servants in a house / Where lies the master newly dead; / Who speak their feeling as it is, / ⁠And weep the fulness from the mind: / ⁠‘It will be hard’ they say ‘to find / Another service such as this.’ 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XX”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 33:
- Lancelot was at the service of King Arthur.
(qualifier:elliptical, uncountable) Work as a member of the military.
- Students were exempt from service in the armed forces.
- Thank you for your service.
(countable, uncountable, with the) The military.
- the service
- I did three years in the service before coming here.
(countable, uncountable) The practice of providing assistance as economic activity.
- Hair care is a service industry.
- The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about […], or offering services that let you "stay up to date with what your friends are doing",[...]and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention. 2013 June 21, Oliver Burkeman, “The tao of tech”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 27:
(countable, uncountable) Synonym of utility (“commodity provided on a continuous basis by a physical infrastructure network, such as electricity, water supply or sewerage”).
(countable, uncountable) A department in a company, organization, or institution.
(countable, uncountable) A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.
- This machine provides the name service for the LAN.
(countable, uncountable) A set of dishes or utensils.
- When their lavish fiestas ended they threw the silver service and even golden vessels from their balconies to be picked up by lucky passersby. 1997, Eduardo Galeano, Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent, Monthly Review Press, page 36:
- She brought out the silver tea service.
(countable, uncountable) The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.
- The player had four service faults in the set.
(countable, uncountable) A religious rite or ritual.
- Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands. 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter V, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- The funerary service was touching.
(countable, uncountable) The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.
- He Suſpends on theſe Reaſons, that Thomas Rue had granted a general Diſcharge to Adam Muſhet, who was his Conjunct, and correus debendi, after the alleadged Service, which Diſcharged Muſhet, and conſequently Houstoun his Partner. 1668 July 3, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Houſtoun” in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 548
- The service happened yesterday.
(Israel, also, countable, in Jordan, qualifier:West Bank; Lebanon and Syria; West Bank; Lebanon and Syria, uncountable) A taxi shared among unrelated passengers, each of whom pays part of the fare; often, it has a fixed route between cities.
(countable, uncountable) A musical composition for use in churches.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Profession of respect; acknowledgment of duty owed.
- Pray, do my service to his majesty. 1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:
(countable, uncountable) The materials used for serving a rope, etc., such as spun yarn and small lines.
(countable, uncountable) Access to resources such as hotel rooms and Web-based videos without transfer of the resources' ownership.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
services	Number=Plur		lexicographic
seruice		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic

Antonyms

antonym(s) of

Coordinates

good

Deriveds

Translations (370)

uk обслуго́вування (practice of providing services as economic activity) · hu adogatás (sports: act of initially serving the ball) · da tjeneste (act of being of assistance to someone) · ca servei (state of being subordinate or employed) · sv delgivning (legal: delivery of a summons or writ) · km សេវា (practice of providing services as economic activity) · ga seirbhís (the military) · pt cerimônia (religious rite or ritual) · es servicio (practice of providing services as economic activity) · fi kirkkomusiikkiteos (musical composition for use in churches) · ko 례배 (religious rite or ritual) · hu szívesség (act of being of assistance to someone) · mk служба (practice of providing services as economic activity) · ky кызмат (the military) · hu étkészlet (set of dishes or utensils) · id jawa (practice of providing services as economic activity) · de Service (computing: function provided by one program or machine for another) · fr service (the military) · cmn 禮拜 /礼拜 (religious rite or ritual) · pt saque (sports: act of initially serving the ball) · bg услу́га (act of being of assistance to someone) · ht sèvis (practice of providing services as economic activity) · yue 兵役 (the military) · txb lāṃs (act of being of assistance to someone) · de Dienstleistung (practice of providing services as economic activity) · et teene (act of being of assistance to someone) · he שירות \ שֵׁרוּת (set of dishes or utensils) · de Dienst (state of being subordinate or employed) · be слу́жба (the military) · si සේවා (practice of providing services as economic activity) · es servicio (computing: function provided by one program or machine for another) · de Service (set of dishes or utensils) · de Bedienung (practice of providing services as economic activity) · fr service (act of being of assistance to someone) · fi reittitaksi (shared taxi) · ba хеҙмәт (practice of providing services as economic activity) · da service (practice of providing services as economic activity) · fi asepalvelus (the military) · nn tenest (practice of providing services as economic activity) · prs سَرْویس (set of dishes or utensils) · fi palvelu (practice of providing services as economic activity) · ru се́рвис (computing: function provided by one program or machine for another) · nb tjeneste (the military) · sh слу̀жба (practice of providing services as economic activity) · ks خٔذمَتھ (act of being of assistance to someone) · fi palvelu (act of being of assistance to someone) · ota عبادت (religious rite or ritual) · hu készlet (set of dishes or utensils) · nl opslag (sports: act of initially serving the ball) · de Gottesdienst (religious rite or ritual) · nan-hbl 兵役 (the military) · gd seirbheis (religious rite or ritual) · prs سَرْویس (practice of providing services as economic activity) · de Zustellung (legal: delivery of a summons or writ) · tk hyzmat (practice of providing services as economic activity) · hu szolgálat (state of being subordinate or employed) · id dinas (department in a company, etc.) · is þjónusta (practice of providing services as economic activity) · pt jogo (set of dishes or utensils) · pl nabożeństwo (religious rite or ritual) · it notifica (legal: delivery of a summons or writ) · hy ծառայություն (the military) · sv tjänst (practice of providing services as economic activity) · be сэрві́з (set of dishes or utensils) · prs سَرْویس (shared taxi) · ja サービス (practice of providing services as economic activity) · ko 복무 (the military) · pt serviço (computing: function provided by one program or machine for another) · nl dienst (the military) · cs práce (practice of providing services as economic activity) · nn teneste (state of being subordinate or employed) · cmn 服務 /服务 (computing: function provided by one program or machine for another) · hy սպասարկում (practice of providing services as economic activity) · nb tjeneste (practice of providing services as economic activity) · pdt Deenst (act of being of assistance to someone) · scn nutìfica (legal: delivery of a summons or writ) · sv tjänst (the military) · enm servise (legal: delivery of a summons or writ) · eo diservo (religious rite or ritual) · ko 복무 (practice of providing services as economic activity) · hu istentisztelet (religious rite or ritual) · bn খেদমত (practice of providing services as economic activity) · hu üzemelés (practice of providing services as economic activity) · gl servizo (profession of respect; acknowledgment of duty owed) · hy սպասք (set of dishes or utensils) · it servizio (practice of providing services as economic activity) · et teenistus (the military) · ur خِدْمَت (practice of providing services as economic activity) · uk слу́жба (the military) · bg се́рвис (sports: act of initially serving the ball) · hu szolgáltatás (practice of providing services as economic activity) · kmr xizmet (act of being of assistance to someone) · az qulluq (act of being of assistance to someone) · bn সেবা (the military) · kmr xizmet (practice of providing services as economic activity) · th ราชการทหาร (the military) · hu szolgálat (the military) · hu szolgálat (practice of providing services as economic activity) · la prodessendum (practice of providing services as economic activity) · prs سَرْوِیس (practice of providing services as economic activity) · fa-ira خِدْمَت (the military) · wuu 兵役 (the military) · tg хизмат (the military) · ja 兵役 (the military) · cmn 服務 /服务 (practice of providing services as economic activity) · de Wehrdienst (the military) · lv dienests (the military) · ko 병역 (the military) · pt conjunto (set of dishes or utensils) · es servicio (the military) · cs služba (practice of providing services as economic activity) · yue 服務 /服务 (computing: function provided by one program or machine for another) · ky кызмат (practice of providing services as economic activity) · fi aloitussyöttö (sports: act of initially serving the ball) · ug خىزمەت (practice of providing services as economic activity) · et jumalateenistus (religious rite or ritual) · ca servei (practice of providing services as economic activity) · ht sèvis (religious rite or ritual) · pl serwis (practice of providing services as economic activity) · nl dienst (religious rite or ritual) · hu kiszolgálás (practice of providing services as economic activity) · fi palvelus (the military) · grc διακονία (practice of providing services as economic activity) · sh слу̀жба (the military) · prs سَرْوِیس (shared taxi) · sh сѐрвӣс (practice of providing services as economic activity) · hu szolgáltatás (computing: function provided by one program or machine for another) · kk қызмет (practice of providing services as economic activity) · te సేవ (practice of providing services as economic activity) · sl služba (the military) · bg слу́жба (state of being subordinate or employed) · gd seirbheis (practice of providing services as economic activity) · gl servizo (religious rite or ritual) · la servitium (act of being of assistance to someone) · mk служба (the military) · txb yarpo (religious rite or ritual) · fi asiakaspalvelu (department in a company, etc.) · hy ծառայում (the military) · az hərbi qulluq (the military) · scn sèrbiri (act of being of assistance to someone) · fa-ira سِرْویس (shared taxi) · gd seirbheis (act of being of assistance to someone) · de Dienst (act of being of assistance to someone) · ru слу́жба (practice of providing services as economic activity) · th บริการ (practice of providing services as economic activity) · he שירות \ שֵׁרוּת (shared taxi) · id servis (set of dishes or utensils) · fr service (religious rite or ritual) · nl bediening (practice of providing services as economic activity) · fr service (set of dishes or utensils) · hu járat (practice of providing services as economic activity) · prs خِدْمَت (the military) · ja 奉公 (practice of providing services as economic activity) · enm servise (state of being subordinate or employed) · la servitium (state of being subordinate or employed) · nb servise (set of dishes or utensils) · ja 用役 (practice of providing services as economic activity) · ja 務め (practice of providing services as economic activity) · az minnət (act of being of assistance to someone) · es saque (sports: act of initially serving the ball) · tk hyzmat (the military) · cy gweinidogaeth (practice of providing services as economic activity) · it notificazione (legal: delivery of a summons or writ) · ru слу́жба (religious rite or ritual) · fa-ira سِرْویس (set of dishes or utensils) · izh kirkonmänö (religious rite or ritual) · ru слу́жба (state of being subordinate or employed) · hu működés (practice of providing services as economic activity) · ko 서비스 (sports: act of initially serving the ball) · el υπηρεσία (practice of providing services as economic activity) · enm servise (practice of providing services as economic activity) · de Service (act of being of assistance to someone) · he שירות \ שֵׁרוּת (the military) · it servizio (the military) · ms khidmat (practice of providing services as economic activity) · ru обслу́живание (practice of providing services as economic activity) · ja サービス (computing: function provided by one program or machine for another) · sq shërbim (practice of providing services as economic activity) · pt cerimónia (religious rite or ritual) · el επίδοση (legal: delivery of a summons or writ) · fi palvelus (act of being of assistance to someone) · ko 예배 (religious rite or ritual) · bg слу́жба (practice of providing services as economic activity) · ks خٔزمَتھ (practice of providing services as economic activity) · pl serwis (computing: function provided by one program or machine for another) · gl servizo (the military) · nl eredienst (religious rite or ritual) · bg връ́чване (legal: delivery of a summons or writ) · enm servise (religious rite or ritual) · ru слу́жба (computing: function provided by one program or machine for another) · ms upacara (religious rite or ritual) · be се́рвіс (practice of providing services as economic activity) · got 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌹 (act of being of assistance to someone) · ru пода́ча (sports: act of initially serving the ball) · lt tarnyba (the military) · sv gudstjänst (religious rite or ritual) · lt tarnyba (practice of providing services as economic activity) · pt serviço (the military) · lo ບໍຣິການ (practice of providing services as economic activity) · fr service (state of being subordinate or employed) · ru се́рвис (practice of providing services as economic activity) · et teenus (practice of providing services as economic activity) · hy ծառայություն (practice of providing services as economic activity) · scn siri a picciottu (state of being subordinate or employed) · sa सेवा (act of being of assistance to someone) · ms servis (practice of providing services as economic activity) · pt rito (religious rite or ritual) · nl service (sports: act of initially serving the ball) · fi alaisuus (state of being subordinate or employed) · fi tuomion lukeminen (legal: delivery of a summons or writ) · hu szertartás (religious rite or ritual) · fa-ira خِدْمَت (practice of providing services as economic activity) · ro serviciu (practice of providing services as economic activity) · ar خِدْمَة (practice of providing services as economic activity) · sh sèrvīs (practice of providing services as economic activity) · az veriş (sports: act of initially serving the ball) · nb tjeneste (state of being subordinate or employed) · mn ᠦᠢᠯᠡᠴᠢᠯᠡᠭᠡ (practice of providing services as economic activity) · as সেৱা (practice of providing services as economic activity) · es servicio (act of being of assistance to someone) · ht sèvis (act of being of assistance to someone) · sl služba (practice of providing services as economic activity) · pl usługa (computing: function provided by one program or machine for another) · mi ratonga (practice of providing services as economic activity) · yi דינסט (practice of providing services as economic activity) · sh slùžba (the military) · tt хезмәт (the military) · gd seirbheis (the military) · be абслуго́ўванне (practice of providing services as economic activity) · mn үйлчилгээ (practice of providing services as economic activity) · ckb خزمەت (practice of providing services as economic activity) · fr service (computing: function provided by one program or machine for another) · ia servicio (practice of providing services as economic activity) · ko 서비스 (computing: function provided by one program or machine for another) · id dinas (the military) · fr service (practice of providing services as economic activity) · yue 發球 /发球 (sports: act of initially serving the ball) · tr askerlik (the military) · cs podání (sports: act of initially serving the ball) · ka სერვისი (practice of providing services as economic activity) · de Aufschlag (sports: act of initially serving the ball) · cs služba (computing: function provided by one program or machine for another) · uk слу́жба (practice of providing services as economic activity) · ps خدمت (practice of providing services as economic activity) · ru служе́ние (state of being subordinate or employed) · de Angabe (sports: act of initially serving the ball) · tg хизмат (practice of providing services as economic activity) · lv dienests (practice of providing services as economic activity) · gd seirbheis (sports: act of initially serving the ball) · sh slùžba (practice of providing services as economic activity) · ca servei (act of being of assistance to someone) · pt serviço (state of being subordinate or employed) · it servizio (computing: function provided by one program or machine for another) · sa सेवा (practice of providing services as economic activity) · ka სამსახური (practice of providing services as economic activity) · ca servei (sports: act of initially serving the ball) · pl służba (the military) · fi palvelus (state of being subordinate or employed) · fi huolto (department in a company, etc.) · ru слу́жба (the military) · is þjónusta (the military) · az xidmət (the military) · be слу́жба (practice of providing services as economic activity) · scn sirbizzu (computing: function provided by one program or machine for another) · hu szerva (sports: act of initially serving the ball) · lo ບໍລິການ (practice of providing services as economic activity) · fi tarvikkeet (nautical: materials used for serving a rope) · uk се́рвіс (practice of providing services as economic activity) · hi सेवा (the military) · ja 業務 (practice of providing services as economic activity) · ro serviciu (computing: function provided by one program or machine for another) · ja 服務 (practice of providing services as economic activity) · fi jumalanpalvelus (religious rite or ritual) · ur سَرْوِس (practice of providing services as economic activity) · cs služba (the military) · ga feidhmeannas (practice of providing services as economic activity) · ur خِدْمَت (the military) · prs سَرْوِیس (set of dishes or utensils) · ja 礼拝 (religious rite or ritual) · zdj urumishi (state of being subordinate or employed) · grc λατρεία (religious rite or ritual) · nl servies (set of dishes or utensils) · fi syöttö (sports: act of initially serving the ball) · be серві́з (set of dishes or utensils) · my စစ်မှုထမ်းခြင်း (the military) · id servis (act of being of assistance to someone) · da tjeneste (practice of providing services as economic activity) · af diens (practice of providing services as economic activity) · sk obsluha (practice of providing services as economic activity) · uk серві́з (set of dishes or utensils) · gl servizo (practice of providing services as economic activity) · hu felszolgálás (practice of providing services as economic activity) · eo servico (set of dishes or utensils) · sw huduma (legal: delivery of a summons or writ) · sq shërbim (the military) · et serviis (set of dishes or utensils) · ka მომსახურება (practice of providing services as economic activity) · sw huduma (religious rite or ritual) · yue 禮拜 /礼拜 (religious rite or ritual) · ang þeġnung (act of being of assistance to someone) · enm servise (act of being of assistance to someone) · id servis (sports: act of initially serving the ball) · fi serviisi (set of dishes or utensils) · ko 서비스 (practice of providing services as economic activity) · de Dienst (the military) · fi palvelu (computing: function provided by one program or machine for another) · fi astiasto (set of dishes or utensils) · tr servis (shared taxi) · prs خِدْمَت (practice of providing services as economic activity) · ru серви́з (set of dishes or utensils) · az xidmət (practice of providing services as economic activity) · tt хезмәт (practice of providing services as economic activity) · ko 봉사 (practice of providing services as economic activity) · th การบริการ (practice of providing services as economic activity) · es culto (musical composition for use in churches) · az qulluq (state of being subordinate or employed) · uz xizmat (the military) · de Service (practice of providing services as economic activity) · ru услу́га (act of being of assistance to someone) · gl servizo (act of being of assistance to someone) · ks خٔدمَتھ (act of being of assistance to someone) · hu szerviz (set of dishes or utensils) · ms perkhidmatan (practice of providing services as economic activity) · el υπηρεσία (the military) · ug خىزمەت (the military) · tr hizmet (practice of providing services as economic activity) · kmr xidmet (practice of providing services as economic activity) · pl obsługa (act of being of assistance to someone) · pt serviço (practice of providing services as economic activity) · scn sirbizzu (practice of providing services as economic activity) · sk služba (practice of providing services as economic activity) · txb spaktāṃ (act of being of assistance to someone) · yue 服務 /服务 (practice of providing services as economic activity) · bg слу́жба (the military) · uz xizmat (practice of providing services as economic activity) · oc servici (practice of providing services as economic activity) · sv servis (set of dishes or utensils) · nl dienst (practice of providing services as economic activity) · pl usługiwanie (practice of providing services as economic activity) · pl usługa (practice of providing services as economic activity) · eo servo (practice of providing services as economic activity) · da tjeneste (the military) · nn tenest (state of being subordinate or employed) · hi सेवा (practice of providing services as economic activity) · ang þeġnung (practice of providing services as economic activity) · grc λατρεία (act of being of assistance to someone) · cmn 兵役 (the military) · cmn 發球 /发球 (sports: act of initially serving the ball) · km សេវាកម្ម (practice of providing services as economic activity) · hu katonai szolgálat (the military) · sw huduma (practice of providing services as economic activity) · scn nutificazziuni (legal: delivery of a summons or writ) · cs bohoslužba (religious rite or ritual) · bg серви́з (set of dishes or utensils) · ka სამსახური (the military) · ks خٔدمَتھ (practice of providing services as economic activity) · sk služba (the military) · ja サービス (sports: act of initially serving the ball) · vi phục vụ (practice of providing services as economic activity) · he שירות \ שֵׁרוּת (practice of providing services as economic activity) · pl służba (practice of providing services as economic activity) · ar خِدْمَة (the military) · ang þēnest (practice of providing services as economic activity) · fa-ira سِرْویس (practice of providing services as economic activity) · kk қызмет (the military) · ru моле́бен (religious rite or ritual) · vi nghĩa vụ (the military) · ro serviciu (the military) · sw huduma (computing: function provided by one program or machine for another) · ko 용역 (practice of providing services as economic activity)

service en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

(Southern-England) audio
/ˈsɜː.vɪs/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
(California) audio
/ˈsɝ.vɪs/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

Meanings

(transitive) To serve.
- The USS Manila Bay, in the next group south of Taffy 3, services aircraft from eleven different squadrons that aren't attached to her own flight group, and, at one point, has representatives from no less than four other carriers' airgroups on her flight deck at the same time. 2019 February 27, Drachinifel, 28:07 from the start, in The Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?, archived from the original on 03 Nov 2022:
- They service the customer base.
(transitive) To serve. ▸ To perform maintenance.
- He is going to service the car.
- 2 GWM businessmen seek young GM to service nice small country home in So. NH 1980 August 30, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 6, page 14:
- Today’s announcement covers trash from higher-density residential buildings, whose building managers will put their trash into stationary on-street containers known as Empire Bins. […] They will be serviced by North America’s first automated side-loading trucks. 2026 April 17, “Mayor Mamdani Takes Major Step Toward Citywide Trash Containerization, Announces Six New Districts”, in NYC.gov, archived from the original on 03 Jul 2026:
(qualifier:public relations, transitive) To serve. ▸ To supply (media outlets) with press releases etc.
- […] instead of expending so much of their PR effort on servicing the media. 1971, College and University Journal, volumes 10-11, page 9:
- One obvious way is press releases, which should be sent to your region's reporters, editors and columnists, the wire services, professional publications. […] Servicing the media should be an everyday thing. 1977, Patricia Marshall, Citizen Participation Certification for Community Development, page 107:
(transitive) To make a repayment or pay interest (on a debt).
- It continues to be laden with intense debt servicing costs.
(euphemistic, transitive) To inseminate through sexual intercourse.
(transitive, vulgar) To perform a sexual act upon.
- He serviced her several times a week.
(euphemistic, transitive) To attack.
- to service a target
- target servicing

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
services	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
seruice		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
servicing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
serviced	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
serviced	Tense=Past		lexicographic

Deriveds

serviceability · underserviced · unserviced · servicer · service oneself

Synonyms

attend (to serve) · wait on · be with (to perform a sexual act) · go to bed with · sleep with

Translations (37)

fi huoltaa (to perform maintenance) · bg обслужвам (to serve) · pt fazer manutenção (a) (to perform maintenance) · ca servir (to serve) · hu megtermékenyít (to inseminate) · fr servir (to serve) · hu fedez (to inseminate) · ru обслу́живать (to serve) · sw hudumia (to perform maintenance) · ru обслужи́ть (to serve) · bg поддържам (to perform maintenance) · pl serwisować (to perform maintenance) · es servir (to serve) · de warten (to perform maintenance) · uk обслуго́вувати (to serve) · fa خدمت کردن (to serve) · sv betjäna (to serve) · et hooldama (to perform maintenance) · fr maintenir (to perform maintenance) · sv serva (to perform maintenance) · sv underhålla (to perform maintenance) · es serviciar (to perform maintenance) · es servicear (to perform maintenance) · ka ემსახურება (to serve) · id layanan (to serve) · sw hudumia (to serve) · ka მოემსახურება (to serve) · ru обслу́живать (to perform maintenance) · pt servir (to serve) · et teenindama (to serve) · hu szervizel (to perform maintenance) · de bedienen (to serve) · fi palvella (to serve) · mi whakaekeeke (to inseminate) · ru обслужи́ть (to perform maintenance) · hu kiszolgál (to serve) · pl serwować (to serve)

service en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

(Southern-England) audio
/ˈsɜː.vɪs/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
(California) audio
/ˈsɝ.vɪs/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

Properly, the tree that bears sorb fruit, from Middle English serves, plural of serve (“sorb apple, serviceberry”), from Old English syrfe, from Vulgar Latin *sorbea, from Latin sorbus (“service tree”). See sorb.

Meanings

Service tree.
The sorb; the fruit of this tree.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
seruice		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
services	Number=Plur		lexicographic

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service en · VERB · etymology 1

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service en · NOUN · etymology 2

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