serving

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsɜːvɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)vɪŋ

Adjective

serving (not comparable)

1. That or who serves or serve.

   serving marines

   a serving-girl

Derived terms

• servingmaid
• servingman
• servingwoman

Noun

serving (countable and uncountable, plural servings)

1. (uncountable) The action of the verb to serve.
2. (countable) A portion (especially, of a meal) served to someone.
3. (countable) A layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it.

Derived terms

• serving dish
• serving hatch
• serving mallet
• serving pantry
• serving spoon
• serving suggestion

 

Translations

the act of serving

• Finnish: syöttö (fi)
• Galician: servizo m
• Italian: servizio (it) m

• Spanish: servicio (es) m
• Tagalog: pagsisilbi

portion of food

• Armenian: բաժին (hy) (bažin), պորցիա (hy) (porcʿia)
• Bulgarian: по́рция (bg) f (pórcija)
• Chinese:

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• Czech: porce (cs) f
• Dutch: portie (nl) f
• Esperanto: porcio
• Finnish: annos (fi)
• French: portion (fr)
• Galician: porción (gl) f
• Georgian: ულუფა (ka) (ulupa)
• German: Portion (de) f, Gang (de) m
• Greek: μερίδα (el) f (merída)
• Hebrew: מנה‎ (he) f (maná)
• Hungarian: adag (hu)
• Italian: porzione (it) f

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• Maori: inati
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• Polish: porcja (pl) f
• Portuguese: porção (pt) f
• Romanian: porție (ro) f
• Russian: по́рция (ru) f (pórcija)
• Spanish: porción (es) f
• Swedish: portion (sv) c
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Verb

serving

1. present participle of serve

Anagrams

• Ervings, versing