serving — Englisches Wörterbuch

Substantiv

1. The act or process of serving.

   Gebrauch

   • gerund
   • nicht zählbar

2. An instance of that act or process.

   Gebrauch

   • zählbar

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

   Gebrauch

   • zählbar

   Synonyme

   helping

4. A fraction or share.

   Gebrauch

   • broadly
   • zählbar

   Beispiele

   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.

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

   Gebrauch

   • zählbar

Substantiv

1. an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal

   Synonyme

   helpingportion

   Oberbegriffe

   small indefinite quantitysmall indefinite amount

   Beispiele

   the helpings were all small

   his portion was larger than hers

   Weitere Beispiele (1)

   there's enough for two servings each

2. the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone

   Synonyme

   serviceservice of process

   Oberbegriffe

   deliverybringing

   Beispiele

   he accepted service of the subpoena