serving en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈsɜːvɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsɝvɪŋ/ (General-American)
Etymology
By surface analysis, serve + -ing.
Meanings
- (gerund, uncountable) The act or process of serving.
- (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.
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(broadly, countable) A fraction or share.
Very few Latino rock and roll bands, in the days before Santana, managed to successfully steal even a slight serving of the nation's auditory attention.
1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 154:
- (countable) A layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| servings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
insulation · sheath · sheathing
Deriveds
multiserving · serving girl · nonserving · serving mallet · serving pantry · servingmaid · serving dish · self-serving · serving suggestion · process-serving · serving spoon · servingware · servingman · serving hatch · servingwoman
Synonyms
Translations (44)
sv portion (portion of food) · fi syöttö (the act of serving) · ru обслу́живание (the act of serving) · uk обслуго́вування (the act of serving) · uk по́рція (portion of food) · es ración (portion of food) · ro porție (portion of food) · he מנה (portion of food) · cs porce (portion of food) · be абслуго́ўванне (the act of serving) · de Gang (portion of food) · ka ულუფა (portion of food) · hu kiszolgálás (the act of serving) · vi suất (portion of food) · hu tálalás (the act of serving) · hu burkolás (layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it) · it servizio (the act of serving) · ru по́рция (portion of food) · it porzione (portion of food) · hy բաժին (portion of food) · eo porcio (portion of food) · hy պորցիա (portion of food) · bg по́рция (portion of food) · es servicio (the act of serving) · ga fónamh (the act of serving) · hu szolgálat (the act of serving) · de Portion (portion of food) · pt porção (portion of food) · fr portion (portion of food) · tl pagsisilbi (the act of serving) · el μερίδα (portion of food) · mi inati (portion of food) · hu borítás (layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it) · hi परोसना (portion of food) · fi annos (portion of food) · hu szervírozás (the act of serving) · hu burkolat (layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it) · pl porcja (portion of food) · gl porción (portion of food) · gl servizo (the act of serving) · hu adag (portion of food) · nl portie (portion of food) · es porción (portion of food) · hu felszolgálás (the act of serving)