serving

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UK /ˈsɜːvɪŋ/ US /ˈsɝvɪŋ/

noun 5

Collocations

ADJ.

next, slight

The slight serving of dessert left everyone wanting more at the dinner party.

VERB + SERVING

bustled, excommunicated, finish, forward, let, like, looking, pardoned

She bustled about the kitchen, serving dinner to the hungry guests.

SERVING + NOUN

buffet, company, customers, eucharist, guests, meal, morning, nation's

The restaurant was busy serving customers during the lunch rush yesterday.

PREP.

about, after, in, out, without

He spent years serving in the military before becoming a teacher.

ADV.

again

The restaurant is serving again after renovations that lasted three months.

Definitions

noun

The act or process of serving.

An instance of that act or process.

The quantity of food or drink intended for one person in a single sitting; especially in relation to a meal.

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.

A layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone

service

noun — an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a m

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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.

Wiktionary

I'm looking forward to serving your company.

Tatoeba · #27677

We are looking forward to serving you again.

Tatoeba · #31513

Could you show me what you're serving in the buffet?

Tatoeba · #35106

The convict was pardoned after serving his sentence.

Tatoeba · #46722

The waitress bustled about serving the customers.

Tatoeba · #65665

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