serving — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. The act or process of serving.

   Uso

   • gerund
   • non numerabile

2. An instance of that act or process.

   Uso

   • numerabile

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

   Uso

   • numerabile

   Sinonimi

   helping

4. A fraction or share.

   Uso

   • broadly
   • numerabile

   Esempi

   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

   • numerabile

Sostantivo

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

   Sinonimi

   helpingportion

   Termini più generali

   small indefinite quantitysmall indefinite amount

   Esempi

   the helpings were all small

   his portion was larger than hers

   Altri esempi (1)

   there's enough for two servings each

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

   Sinonimi

   serviceservice of process

   Termini più generali

   deliverybringing

   Esempi

   he accepted service of the subpoena