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at someone's service

serv·ice
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sur-vis]
    • /ˈsɜr vɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sur-vis]
    • /ˈsɜr vɪs/

Definitions of at someone's service words

  • noun at someone's service ready to serve or cooperate with someone 3
  • noun at someone's service ready for someone's use 3
  • noun at someone's service an act of helpful activity; help; aid: to do someone a service. 1
  • noun at someone's service the supplying or supplier of utilities or commodities, as water, electricity, or gas, required or demanded by the public. 1
  • noun at someone's service the providing or a provider of accommodation and activities required by the public, as maintenance, repair, etc.: The manufacturer guarantees service and parts. 1
  • noun at someone's service the organized system of apparatus, appliances, employees, etc., for supplying some accommodation required by the public: a television repair service. 1
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Origin of at someone's service

First appearance:

before 1100
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1100; Middle English (noun) < Old French < Latin servitium servitude, equivalent to serv(us) slave + -itium -ice; replacing Middle English servise, late Old English serfise ceremony < Old French servise, variant of service

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Parts of speech for At someone's service

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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at someone's service popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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