serving
noun
[ ˈsəːvɪŋ ]
• a quantity of food suitable for or served to one person.
• "a large serving of spaghetti"
serve
verb
• perform duties or services for (another person or an organization).
• "Malcolm has served the church very faithfully"
Similar:
work for,
be in the service of,
perform duties for,
be employed by,
have a job with,
obey,
be obedient to,
carry out the wishes of,
be of service to,
be of use to,
help,
give help to,
assist,
give assistance to,
aid,
lend a hand to,
give a helping hand to,
do a good turn to,
make a contribution to,
do one's bit for,
do something for,
benefit,
minister to,
succour,
be a member of,
work on,
be on,
sit on,
have/hold a place on,
perform duties on,
carry out duties on,
• present (food or drink) to someone.
• "they serve wine instead of beer"
Similar:
dish up/out,
give out,
distribute,
set out,
plate up,
spoon out,
ladle out,
present,
provide,
supply,
make available,
• deliver (a document such as a summons or writ) in a formal manner to the person to whom it is addressed.
• "he said his lawyer would serve a writ to the multinational corporation within a week"
• be of use in achieving or satisfying.
• "this book will serve a useful purpose"
Similar:
suffice,
be adequate,
be good enough,
be all right,
fit/fill the bill,
do,
answer,
be useful,
serve a purpose,
meet requirements,
suit,
• (in tennis and other racket sports) hit the ball or shuttlecock to begin play for each point of a game.
• "he tossed the ball up to serve"
• bind (a rope) with thin cord to protect or strengthen it.
• operate (a gun).
• "before long Lodge was the only man in his section able to serve the guns"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French servir, from Latin servire, from servus ‘slave’.
