serving — Diccionario de inglés

Sustantivo

1. The act or process of serving.

   Uso

   • gerund
   • no contable

2. An instance of that act or process.

   Uso

   • contable

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

   Uso

   • contable

   Sinónimos

   helping

4. A fraction or share.

   Uso

   • broadly
   • contable

   Ejemplos

   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.

   Uso

   • contable

Sustantivo

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

   Sinónimos

   helpingportion

   Términos más generales

   small indefinite quantitysmall indefinite amount

   Ejemplos

   the helpings were all small

   his portion was larger than hers

   Más ejemplos (1)

   there's enough for two servings each

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

   Sinónimos

   serviceservice of process

   Términos más generales

   deliverybringing

   Ejemplos

   he accepted service of the subpoena