Service Definition
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English
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From Old French servise (French: service).
Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /ˈsɜːvɪs/, SAMPA: /"s3:vIs/
- (GenAm) IPA: /ˈsɝvəs/, SAMPA: /"s3`v@s/
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Noun
service (plural services)
- An event in which an entity takes the responsibility that something desirable happens on the behalf of another entity.
- (economics) Action or work that is produced, then traded, bought or sold, then finally consumed.
- Hair care is a service industry.
- (computing) A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.
- The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group
- Lancelot was at the service of King Arthur.
- This machine provides the name service for the LAN.
- The military.
- I did three years in the service before coming here.
- A set of dishes or utensils.
- She brought out the silver tea service.
- (sports) The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.
- The player had four service faults in the set.
- A religious rite or ritual.
- The funeral service was touching.
- (law) The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.
- The service happened yesterday.
- 1668 July 3ʳᵈ, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Houſtoun” in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 548
- He Suſpends on theſe Reaſons, that Thomas Rue had granted a general Diſcharge to Adam Muſhet, who was his Conjunct, and correus debendi, after the alleadged Service, which Diſcharged Muſhet, and conſequently Houstoun his Partner.
Usage notes
In British English, the indefinite article “a” is often used with “good service”, as in “A good service is operating on all London Underground lines,” while this is not used in American English.
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Verb
service (third-person singular simple present services, present participle servicing, simple past and past participle serviced)
- (transitive) To serve.
- They service the customer base.
- (transitive) To perform maintenance.
- He is going to service the car.
- (transitive, vulgar) To perform a sexual act.
- He was going to service her.
Translations
to serve
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Descendants
- Korean: 서비스 (seobiseu)
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Noun
service f. and m. (plural services, ??? please provide the diminutive!)
French
Etymology
From Old French servise, borrowed from Latin servitium, from servus.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /sɛʁ.vis/
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Noun
service m. (plural services)
Anagrams
Old French
Noun
service m. (oblique plural services, nominative singular services, nominative plural service)
- Alternative form of servise.
Swedish
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Noun
service c.
- service, the level of comfort offered by assistants and servants (the opposite of self-service)
- maintenance and repair
- min bil är inne på service
- my car is at the workshop
- min bil är inne på service
Declension
Declension of service| uncountable | uncountable | |||
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| Common | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative | service | servicen | ||
| genitive | service | servicens | ||
Related terms
- fullservice
- kundservice
- serva
- serviceverkstad
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