serving — Английский словарь

Существительное

1. The act or process of serving.

   Употребление

   • gerund
   • неисчисляемое

2. An instance of that act or process.

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое

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

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое

   Синонимы

   helping

4. A fraction or share.

   Употребление

   • broadly
   • исчисляемое

   Примеры

   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.

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое

Существительное

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

   Синонимы

   helpingportion

   Более общие понятия

   small indefinite quantitysmall indefinite amount

   Примеры

   the helpings were all small

   his portion was larger than hers

   Другие примеры (1)

   there's enough for two servings each

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

   Синонимы

   serviceservice of process

   Более общие понятия

   deliverybringing

   Примеры

   he accepted service of the subpoena