serving
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɜːvɪŋ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɝvɪŋ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)vɪŋ
Adjective[edit]
serving (not comparable)
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) That or who serves or serve.
- The serving staff at this restaurant are excellent.
- a serving-girl
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
serving (countable and uncountable, plural servings)
- (uncountable, gerund) The act or process of serving.
- (countable) An instance of that act or process; also (usually, especially) the amount of food or drink for or served to one person; especially in relation to a meal.
- Synonym: helping
- (countable) A layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it.
- Coordinate terms: insulation, sheath, sheathing
Usage notes[edit]
The term is commonly used to refer to individual portion sizes, or to denote the amount that one would consume in a single sitting.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
the act of serving
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portion of food
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layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it
Verb[edit]
serving
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