Word: Service
How to pronounce: ˈsɜːvɪs
Noun
Definitions:
1. The action of helping or doing work for someone.
Example sentences: "Millions are involved in voluntary service"
2. A system supplying a public need such as transport, communications, or utilities such as electricity and water.
Example sentences: "A regular bus service"
3. A ceremony of religious worship according to a prescribed form; the prescribed form for such a ceremony.
Example sentences: "A funeral service"
4. A periodic routine inspection and maintenance of a vehicle or other machine.
Example sentences: "He took his car in for service"
5. A set of matching dishes and utensils used for serving a particular meal.
6. (in tennis and other racket sports) the action or right of serving to begin play.
7. The formal delivery of a document such as a writ or summons.
Example sentences: "The claimants issued their writ and effected service in accordance with their undertakings."
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Perform routine maintenance or repair work on (a vehicle or machine)
Example sentences: "Have your car serviced regularly"
2. (of a male animal) mate with (a female animal)
Example sentences: "One dog could presumably service several bitches in a day"
Synonyms:
facility
office
agency
security service
serv
utility
desk
bureau
serve
use
maintenance
care
catering
overhaul
department
branch
division
military service
favor
kindness
religious service
divine service
help
martial
Antonyms:
official
main
major
Derivations:
serving
serve
serviceability
servicing
serviceable
serviced
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Service in Other Languages...
Spanish: Servicio
German: Service
French: Service
Italian: Servizio
Turkish: Hizmet
