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- [sur-ving]
- /ˈsɜr vɪŋ/
- /ˈsɜː.vɪŋ/
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- [sur-ving]
- /ˈsɜr vɪŋ/
Definitions of serving word
- noun serving the act, manner, or right of serving, as in tennis. 1
- adjective serving for use in distributing food to or at the table: a serving tray. 1
- verb without object serving to act as a servant. 1
- verb without object serving to wait on table, as a waiter. 1
- verb without object serving to offer or have a meal or refreshments available, as for patrons or guests: Come early, we're serving at six. 1
- verb without object serving to offer or distribute a portion or portions of food or a beverage, as a host or hostess: It was her turn to serve at the faculty tea. 1
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Origin of serving
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1175-1225; See origin at serve, -ing1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Serving
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
serving popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% 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".
serving usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for serving
adj serving
- at work — If someone is at work they are doing their job or are busy doing a particular activity.
- ingratiating — charming; agreeable; pleasing.
- insinuating — tending to instill doubts, distrust, etc.; suggestive: an insinuating letter.
- insinuative — to suggest or hint slyly: He insinuated that they were lying.
- effective — adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result: effective teaching methods; effective steps toward peace.
noun serving
- dish — Slang. to gossip about: They talked all night, dishing their former friends.
- fifty-fifty — equally good and bad, likely and unlikely, favorable and unfavorable, etc.: a fifty-fifty chance of winning.
- halvers — Plural form of halver.
- helping — the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
- meed — a reward or recompense.
adjective serving
- insinuatory — Insinuative.
- operating — used or engaged in performing operations: an operating surgeon.
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