"serving" meaning in English

See serving in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈsɜːvɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsɝvɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-serving.ogg Forms: servings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)vɪŋ Etymology: By surface analysis, serve + -ing. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|serve|-ing}} By surface analysis, serve + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} serving (countable and uncountable, plural servings)
  1. (uncountable, gerund) The act or process of serving. Tags: gerund, uncountable Translations (the act of serving): абслуго́ўванне (absluhóŭvannje) [neuter] (Belarusian), syöttö (Finnish), servizo [masculine] (Galician), szolgálat (Hungarian), kiszolgálás (Hungarian), felszolgálás (Hungarian), tálalás (Hungarian), szervírozás (Hungarian), fónamh [masculine] (Irish), servizio [masculine] (Italian), обслу́живание (obslúživanije) [neuter] (Russian), servicio [masculine] (Spanish), pagsisilbi (Tagalog), обслуго́вування (obsluhóvuvannja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-serving-en-noun-aTEv6X9h Disambiguation of 'the act of serving': 81 19 0 0 0
  2. (countable) An instance of that act or process. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-serving-en-noun-owrkkCJt Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 3 13 36 3 36 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 3 19 33 3 35 8
  3. (countable) The quantity of food or drink intended for one person in a single sitting; especially in relation to a meal. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Food and drink Synonyms: helping Translations (portion of food): բաժին (bažin) (Armenian), պորցիա (porcʻia) (Armenian), по́рция (pórcija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), porce [feminine] (Czech), portie [feminine] (Dutch), porcio (Esperanto), annos (Finnish), portion (French), porción [feminine] (Galician), ულუფა (ulupa) (Georgian), Portion [feminine] (German), Gang [masculine] (German), μερίδα (merída) [feminine] (Greek), מנה (maná) [feminine] (Hebrew), adag (Hungarian), porzione [feminine] (Italian), inati (Maori), porcja [feminine] (Polish), porção [feminine] (Portuguese), porție [feminine] (Romanian), по́рция (pórcija) [feminine] (Russian), porción [feminine] (Spanish), portion [common-gender] (Swedish), по́рція (pórcija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), suất (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-serving-en-noun-8YObLlRC Disambiguation of Food and drink: 0 0 100 0 0 0 Categories (other): Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 3 10 39 3 37 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 3 13 36 3 36 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 3 9 37 3 39 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 3 19 33 3 35 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 3 9 38 3 38 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 3 10 39 3 37 8 Disambiguation of 'portion of food': 0 6 83 5 5
  4. (countable, by extension) A fraction or share. Tags: broadly, countable
    Sense id: en-serving-en-noun-Rd3qHzp2
  5. (countable) A layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Electrical engineering Translations (layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it): burkolás (Hungarian), burkolat (Hungarian), borítás (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-serving-en-noun-OzJ8RnW5 Disambiguation of Electrical engineering: 2 12 6 2 74 4 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 13 12 2 65 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 4 12 17 4 46 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 12 17 4 48 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 11 13 3 59 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 7 9 3 69 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 3 10 39 3 37 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 5 9 16 5 53 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 13 14 5 53 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 3 13 36 3 36 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 4 11 17 4 48 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 4 14 12 4 55 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 5 13 15 5 51 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 10 22 3 48 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 5 13 15 5 51 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 3 9 37 3 39 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 9 15 5 54 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 3 22 15 3 43 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 4 21 14 4 46 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 3 19 33 3 35 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 5 13 15 5 53 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 9 13 4 58 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 5 13 15 5 51 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 4 16 17 4 44 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 3 9 38 3 38 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 5 13 15 5 51 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 9 13 4 58 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 9 12 2 62 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 4 13 15 4 53 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 5 13 15 5 51 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 5 13 15 5 51 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 3 10 39 3 37 8 Disambiguation of 'layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it': 0 1 2 0 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: /ˈsɜːvɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsɝvɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-serving.ogg
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)vɪŋ Etymology: By surface analysis, serve + -ing. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|serve|-ing}} By surface analysis, serve + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} serving
  1. present participle and gerund of serve Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: serve
    Sense id: en-serving-en-verb-lWcUb6af

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "expansion": "By surface analysis, serve + -ing",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "By surface analysis, serve + -ing.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "serving",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "serve"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "present participle and gerund of serve"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "serve",
          "serve#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɜːvɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɝvɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-serving.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/83/En-us-serving.ogg/En-us-serving.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/En-us-serving.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)vɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "serving"
}

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