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  Serving \Serv"ing\,
     a. & n. from Serve.
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     Serving board (Naut.), a flat piece of wood used in serving
        ropes.
  
     Serving maid, a female servant; a maidservant.
  
     Serving mallet (Naut.), a wooden instrument shaped like a
        mallet, used in serving ropes.
  
     Serving man, a male servant, or attendant; a manservant.
  
     Serving stuff (Naut.), small lines for serving ropes.
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  Serve \Serve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Served; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Serving.] [OE. serven, servien, OF. & F. servir, fr. L.
     servire; akin to servus a servant or slave, servare to
     protect, preserve, observe; cf. Zend har to protect, haurva
     protecting. Cf. Conserve, Desert merit, Dessert,
     Observe, Serf, Sergeant.]
     1. To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one's self
        continuously or statedly for the benefit of; to do service
        for; to be in the employment of, as an inferior, domestic,
        serf, slave, hired assistant, official helper, etc.;
        specifically, in a religious sense, to obey and worship.
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              God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit.
                                                    --Rom. i. 9.
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              Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee
              seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. --Gen.
                                                    xxix. 18.
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              No man can serve two masters.         --Matt. vi.
                                                    24.
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              Had I but served my God with half the zeal
              I served my king, he would not in mine age
              Have left me naked to mine enemies.   --Shak.
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     2. To be subordinate to; to act a secondary part under; to
        appear as the inferior of; to minister to.
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              Bodies bright and greater should not serve
              The less not bright.                  --Milton.
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     3. To be suitor to; to profess love to. [Obs.]
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              To serve a lady in his beste wise.    --Chaucer.
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     4. To wait upon; to supply the wants of; to attend;
        specifically, to wait upon at table; to attend at meals;
        to supply with food; as, to serve customers in a shop.
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              Others, pampered in their shameless pride,
              Are served in plate and in their chariots ride.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     5. Hence, to bring forward, arrange, deal, or distribute, as
        a portion of anything, especially of food prepared for
        eating; -- often with up; formerly with in.
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              Bid them cover the table, serve in the meat, and we
              will come in to dinner.               --Shak.
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              Some part he roasts, then serves it up so dressed.
                                                    --Dryde.
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     6. To perform the duties belonging to, or required in or for;
        hence, to be of use to; as, a curate may serve two
        churches; to serve one's country.
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     7. To contribute or conduce to; to promote; to be sufficient
        for; to satisfy; as, to serve one's turn.
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              Turn it into some advantage, by observing where it
              can serve another end.                --Jer. Taylor.
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     8. To answer or be (in the place of something) to; as, a sofa
        serves one for a seat and a couch.
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     9. To treat; to behave one's self to; to requite; to act
        toward; as, he served me very ill.
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     10. To work; to operate; as, to serve the guns.
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     11. (Law)
         (a) To bring to notice, deliver, or execute, either
             actually or constructively, in such manner as the law
             requires; as, to serve a summons.
         (b) To make legal service opon (a person named in a writ,
             summons, etc.); as, to serve a witness with a
             subp[oe]na.
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     12. To pass or spend, as time, esp. time of punishment; as,
         to serve a term in prison.
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     13. To copulate with; to cover; as, a horse serves a mare; --
         said of the male.
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     14. (Tennis) To lead off in delivering (the ball).
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     15. (Naut.) To wind spun yarn, or the like, tightly around (a
         rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or
         from the weather. See under Serving.
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     To serve an attachment or To serve a writ of attachment
        (Law), to levy it on the person or goods by seizure, or to
        seize.
  
     To serve an execution (Law), to levy it on a lands, goods,
        or person, by seizure or taking possession.
  
     To serve an office, to discharge a public duty.
  
     To serve a process (Law), in general, to read it, so as to
        give due notice to the party concerned, or to leave an
        attested copy with him or his attorney, or his usual place
        of abode.
  
     To serve a warrant, to read it, and seize the person
        against whom it is issued.
  
     To serve a writ (Law), to read it to the defendant, or to
        leave an attested copy at his usual place of abode.
  
     To serve one out, to retaliate upon; to requite. ``I'll
        serve you out for this.'' --C. Kingsley.
  
     To serve one right, to treat, or cause to befall one,
        according to his deserts; -- used commonly of ill deserts;
        as, it serves the scoundrel right.
  
     To serve one's self of, to avail one's self of; to make use
        of. [A Gallicism]
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              I will serve myself of this concession.
                                                    --Chillingworth.
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     To serve out, to distribute; as, to serve out rations.
  
     To serve the time or To serve the hour, to regulate one's
        actions by the requirements of the time instead of by
        one's duty; to be a timeserver. [Obs.]
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              They think herein we serve the time, because thereby
              we either hold or seek preferment.    --Hooker.
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     Syn: To obey; minister to; subserve; promote; aid; help;
          assist; benefit; succor.
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  Serve \Serve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Served; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Serving.] [OE. serven, servien, OF. & F. servir, fr. L.
     servire; akin to servus a servant or slave, servare to
     protect, preserve, observe; cf. Zend har to protect, haurva
     protecting. Cf. Conserve, Desert merit, Dessert,
     Observe, Serf, Sergeant.]
     1. To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one's self
        continuously or statedly for the benefit of; to do service
        for; to be in the employment of, as an inferior, domestic,
        serf, slave, hired assistant, official helper, etc.;
        specifically, in a religious sense, to obey and worship.
  
              God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit.
                                                    --Rom. i. 9.
  
              Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee
              seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. --Gen.
                                                    xxix. 18.
  
              No man can serve two masters.         --Matt. vi.
                                                    24.
  
              Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served
              my king, he would not in mine age Have left me naked
              to mine enemies.                      --Shak.
  
     2. To be subordinate to; to act a secondary part under; to
        appear as the inferior of; to minister to.
  
              Bodies bright and greater should not serve The less
              not bright.                           --Milton.
  
     3. To be suitor to; to profess love to. [Obs.]
  
              To serve a lady in his beste wise.    --Chaucer.
  
     4. To wait upon; to supply the wants of; to attend;
        specifically, to wait upon at table; to attend at meals;
        to supply with food; as, to serve customers in a shop.
  
              Others, pampered in their shameless pride, Are
              served in plate and in their chariots ride.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     5. Hence, to bring forward, arrange, deal, or distribute, as
        a portion of anything, especially of food prepared for
        eating; -- often with up; formerly with in.
  
              Bid them cover the table, serve in the meat, and we
              will come in to dinner.               --Shak.
  
              Some part he roasts, then serves it up so dressed.
                                                    --Dryde.

  Serving \Serv"ing\,
     a. & n. from Serve.
  
     Serving board (Naut.), a flat piece of wood used in serving
        ropes.
  
     Serving maid, a female servant; a maidservant.
  
     Serving mallet (Naut.), a wooden instrument shaped like a
        mallet, used in serving ropes.
  
     Serving man, a male servant, or attendant; a manservant.
  
     Serving stuff (Naut.), small lines for serving ropes.

  serving
       n 1: an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a
            meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was
            larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings
            each" [syn: helping, portion]
       2: the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone; "he
          accepted service of the subpoena" [syn: service, service
          of process]

  serving
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable gerund) The act or process of serving#Verb.
     2 (lb en countable) An instance of that act or process; also
  (usually, especially) the (l en amount) of food or drink for or served
  to one person; especially in relation to a meal.
     3 (lb en countable) A layer added to the outside of an electrical
  cable to protect it.
     vb.
     (present participle of en serve nocat=1)

  serving
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable gerund) The act or process of serving#Verb.
     2 (lb en countable) An instance of that act or process; also
  (usually, especially) the (l en amount) of food or drink for or served
  to one person; especially in relation to a meal.
     3 (lb en countable) A layer added to the outside of an electrical
  cable to protect it.
     vb.
     (present participle of en serve nocat=1)

  serving
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable gerund) The act or process of serving#Verb.
     2 (lb en countable) An instance of that act or process; also
  (usually, especially) the (l en amount) of food or drink for or served
  to one person; especially in relation to a meal.
     3 (lb en countable) A layer added to the outside of an electrical
  cable to protect it.
     vb.
     (present participle of en serve nocat=1)

  serving
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable gerund) The act or process of serving#Verb.
     2 (lb en countable) An instance of that act or process; also
  (usually, especially) the (l en amount) of food or drink for or served
  to one person; especially in relation to a meal.
     3 (lb en countable) A layer added to the outside of an electrical
  cable to protect it.
     vb.
     (present participle of en serve nocat=1)

  serving
     Englanti n.
     1 annos
     2 anniskelu
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s erv ing e)

  serving
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en serve ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb serve)

  Serving /sˈɜːvɪŋ/
  الخدمة

  serving //ˈsɜːvɪŋ// //ˈsɝvɪŋ// 
  по́рция
  portion of food

  serving /sˈɜːvɪŋ/ 
  konající

  serving /sˈɜːvɪŋ/
  obsluha

  serving /sˈɜːvɪŋ/
  servírovací

  serving /sˈɜːvɪŋ/ 
  obsluhující

  serving /sˈɜːvɪŋ/ 
  porce

  serving /sˈɜːvɪŋ/ 
  sloužící

  serving /sˈɜːvɪŋ/ 
  podávací

  serving /sˈɜːvɪŋ/ 
  obsluha

  serving /sˈɜːvɪŋ/ 
  servírovací

  serving /sˈɜːvɪŋ/
  Kellnern , Bedienen 
           Note: in der Gastronomie
     Synonyms: waiting, waitressing
  
           Note: of food and drink

  serving /sˈɜːvɪŋ/
  Portion  [cook.]
           Note: beim Essen
        "This is his third serving of potato chips."  - Das ist jetzt schon seine dritte Portion Pommes frites.
     Synonyms: portion, helping
  
   see: portions, helpings, servings
  

  serving /sˈɜːvɪŋ/
  Portion 
   see: servings
  

  serving /sˈɜːvɪŋ/
  Servieren  [sport]
           Note: Volleyball
           Note: volleyball

  serving /sˈɜːvɪŋ/
  anbietend, darbietend, kredenzend
   see: serve, served
  

  serving /sˈɜːvɪŋ/
  angebend
   see: serve, served
  

  serving /sˈɜːvɪŋ/
  aufschlagend
   see: serve, served
  

  serving /sˈɜːvɪŋ/
  bedienend
     Synonyms: attending, waiting
  
   see: attend to sb., wait on sb., serve sb., attended, waited, served, attend to a customer, wait on a customer, serve a customer
  

  serving /sˈɜːvɪŋ/
  bedienend, aufwartend
     Synonym: waiting
  
   see: serve sb., wait on sb., served, waited
  

  serving /sˈɜːvɪŋ/
  bewirtend
     Synonym: feeding
  
   see: feed, serve sth., fed, served
  

  serving /sˈɜːvɪŋ/
  dienend, fungierend
     Synonym: functioning
  
   see: serve as sth., function as sth., served, functioned, serve a useful purpose, serve to do sth., function to do sth., The sofa had to serve/function as a bed., His death should serve as a warning to other young people., Sweat serves/functions to cool down the body., Can I help you?, Narratives about the past may serve to maintain memories., Police interrogations serve the purpose of solving crimes.
  

  serving /sˈɜːvɪŋ/
  reichend, genug seiend
   see: serve sb., served, The recipe serves four people., The meat should serve six., We need to make enough soup to serve eight (people).
  

  serving /sˈɜːvɪŋ/
  servierend, auftragend
   see: serve, served, serves, served
  

  serving /sˈɜːvɪŋ/
  versorgend, bedienend, betreuend
   see: serve sb./sth., served, We need a hospital which serves a large area of Wales., Air France serves/operates the route Vienna-Toulouse., What can we do to serve our customers better?
  

  serving /sˈɜːvɪŋ/
  zustellend
     Synonym: effecting service
  
   see: serve sth., effect service, served, effected service, serve a summons on sb., serve sb. with a summons, notify each party of the award, serve abroad a judicial or extrajudicial document
  

  serving /sˈɜːvɪŋ/
  
  μερίδα

  serving //ˈsɜːvɪŋ// //ˈsɝvɪŋ// 
  1. annos
  portion of food
  2. syöttö
  the act of serving

  serving /sˈɜːvɪŋ/
  obrok, opsluživanje, posluživanja, serviranja

  serving /sˈɜːvɪŋ/
  1. hágatás
  2. szolgáló
  3. tálalás
  4. kézbesítés
  5. hajókötélburkolás
  6. felszolgálás
  7. hajókötélburkolat
  8. kitöltés
  9. adogatás
  10. kátrányos hajókötélburkolat
  11. szerválás
  12. meghágás
  13. körültekerés vászoncsíkokkal
  14. kiszolgáló
  15. szolgálatot teljesítô
  16. szolgálat
  17. kiszolgálás
  18. hajókötélborítás
  19. adag

  serving //ˈsɜːvɪŋ// //ˈsɝvɪŋ// 
  portion
  portion of food

  
/ˈsɝvɪŋ/

  55 Moby Thesaurus words for "serving":
     accessory, acting, adjuvant, ancillary, antepast, assistant,
     assisting, attendant, attending, auxiliary, behavioral, course,
     cover, dessert, dish, entree, entremets, fostering, functional,
     functioning, gear, help, helping, inaction, instrumental, menial,
     ministerial, ministering, ministrant, nurtural, nutricial,
     operating, operational, performing, place, plate, portion,
     practicing, rig, rigging, ropework, roping, running rigging,
     second helping, service, servile, servitorial, standing rigging,
     subservient, subsidiary, tackle, tackling, waiting, whipping,
     working
  
  

  vbl. 服务;

     n. 服务,招待,上菜,一份食物