Ser·vice (sûr v s), Robert William 1874-1958. British-born Canadian writer of poetry and novels about life in the Yukon, including the ballad "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" (1907). |
| ser·vice (sûrvs) n. 1. a. Employment in duties or work for another, as for a government: has been in the company's service for 15 years. b. A government branch or department and its employees: the diplomatic service. 2. a. The armed forces of a nation: joined the service right after college. b. A branch of the armed forces of a nation. 3. The performance of work or duties for a superior or as a servant: found the butler's service to be excellent. 4. a. Work done for others as an occupation or business: has done service for us as a consultant. b. An act or a variety of work done for others, especially for pay: offers a superior service to that of his competitors; provides full catering services. 5. A department or branch of a hospital staff that provides specified patient care: the anesthesiology service. 6. Installation, maintenance, or repairs provided or guaranteed by a dealer or manufacturer: a dealer with full parts and service. 7. A facility providing the public with the use of something, such as water or transportation. 8. a. Assistance; help: was of great service to him during his illness. b. An act of assistance or benefit; a favor: My friend did me a service in fixing the door. 9. a. Active devotion to God, as through good works or prayer. b. A religious rite. 10. a. The serving of food or the manner in which it is served. b. A set of dishes or utensils: a silver tea service. 11. Sports The act, manner, or right of serving in many court games; a serve. 12. Copulation with a female animal. Used of male animals, especially studs. 13. Law The serving of a writ or summons. 14. The material, such as cord, used in binding or wrapping rope. 15. An answering service. tr.v. ser·viced, ser·vic·ing, ser·vic·es 1. To make fit for use; adjust, repair, or maintain: service a car. 2. To provide services to. 3. To make interest payments on (a debt). 4. a. To copulate with (a female animal). Used of a male animal, especially studs. b. Slang To have sex with. adj. Idioms: 1. Of or relating to the armed forces of a country. 2. Intended for use in supplying or serving: a service elevator; the service entrance. 3. Offering repairs or maintenance: a service guarantee; a road service area. 4. Offering services to the public in response to need or demand: a service industry. at (someone's) service Ready to help or be of use. be of service To be ready to help or be useful. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin servitium, slavery, from servus, slave.] Usage Note: Aside from specialized senses in finance (service a debt) and animal breeding (service a mare), the verb service is used principally in the sense "to repair or maintain": service the washing machine. In the sense "to supply goods or services to," serve is the correct choice: One radio network serves three states. |
service
Noun
1. an act of help or assistance
2. an organization or system that provides something needed by the public: a consumer information service
3. a department of public employment and its employees: the diplomatic service
4. the installation or maintenance of goods provided by a dealer after a sale
5. availability for use by the public: the new plane could be in service within fifteen years
6. a regular check made on a machine or vehicle in which parts are tested, cleaned, or replaced if worn
7. the serving of guests or customers: service is included on the wine list
8. one of the branches of the armed forces
9. the serving of food: silver service
10. a set of dishes, cups, and plates for use at table
11. a formal religious ceremony
12. Tennis, squash, etc.
a. the act, manner, or right of serving the ball
b. the game in which a particular player serves: she dropped only one point on her service
Adjective
1. of or for the use of servants or employees: a service elevator
2. serving the public rather than producing goods: service industries
Verb
[-vicing, -viced]
1. to provide service or services to
2. to check and repair (a vehicle or machine)
3. (of a male animal) to mate with (a female animal)
See also services [Latin servitium condition of a slave]
Service the settings for a table; sets of dishes, etc.
Examples: service of china, 1788; of gilt plate, 1669; of plate; of tableware.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services"work - activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work" consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) facility - a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you; "a cell phone with internet facility" national service - compulsory service in the military during peacetime utility - the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility; "the cost of utilities never decreases"; "all the utilities were lost after the hurricane" |
| 2. | service - an act of help or assistance; "he did them a service" assist, assistance, help, aid - the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading" child care, childcare - a service involving care for other people's children community service - an unpaid service for the benefit of the public that is performed by lawbreakers as part (or all) of their sentence community service, public service - a service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutions help desk, helpdesk - a service that provides information and assistance to the users of a computer network seating - the service of ushering people to their seats disservice, ill service, ill turn - an act intended to help that turns out badly; "he did them a disservice" | |
| 3. |  service - the act of public worship following prescribed rules; "the Sunday service"religious ceremony, religious ritual - a ceremony having religious meaning church service, church - a service conducted in a house of worship; "don't be late for church" devotional - a short religious service prayer meeting, prayer service - a service at which people sing hymns and pray together chapel service, chapel - a service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altar; "he was late for chapel" committal service - service committing a body to the grave; "the committal service will be held next Monday" none - a service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earlier vesper - a late afternoon or evening worship service watch night - a devotional service (especially on New Year's Eve) invocation, supplication - a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service | |
| 4. | service - a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation company - an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage" public utility, public utility company, public-service corporation, utility - a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation | |
| 5. | service - employment in or work for another; "he retired after 30 years of service" employment, work - the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work" | |
| 6. |  service - a force that is a branch of the armed forcesarmy, ground forces, regular army - a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state naval forces, navy - an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare coastguard - a military service responsible for the safety of maritime traffic in coastal waters Marines - members of a body of troops trained to serve on land or at sea military force, military group, military unit, force - a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | |
| 7. | Service - Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958) | |
| 8. | service - a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it" helpfulness - the property of providing useful assistance | |
| 9. |  service - tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at tabledinner service, dinner set - a table service for serving dinner place setting, setting - a table service for one person; "a place setting of sterling flatware" tableware - articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware) | |
| 10. | service - the act of mating by male animals; "the bull was worth good money in servicing fees" mating, pairing, sexual union, union, coupling, conjugation - the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring" | |
| 11. | service - (law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" socage - land tenure by agricultural service or payment of rent; not burdened with military service military service - land tenure by service in the lord's army knight's service - land tenure by service to the lord as a knight common law, precedent, case law - (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions | |
| 12. |  service - (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play; "his powerful serves won the game"squash rackets, squash racquets, squash - a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets badminton - a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net lawn tennis, tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court tennis shot, tennis stroke - the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket ace - a serve that the receiver is unable to reach fault - (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults" | |
| 13. | service - the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone; "he accepted service of the subpoena" | |
| 14. | service - periodic maintenance on a car or machine; "it was time for an overhaul on the tractor" maintenance, upkeep, care - activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care" interim overhaul - an overhaul between the regular times for overhauling | |
| 15. | service - the performance of duties by a waiter or servant; "that restaurant has excellent service" curb service - service provided to customers who remain in their vehicles self-service - the practice of serving yourself (as in a grocery or cafeteria) valet parking - a service provided (at a club or restaurant or airport etc.) whereby a patron leaves a car at the entrance and an attendant parks and retrieves it accommodation - the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need | |
| Verb | 1. | service - be used by; as of a utility; "The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"; "The garage served to shelter his horses" |
| 2. | service - make fit for use; "service my truck"; "the washing machine needs to be serviced" | |
| 3. | service - mate with; "male animals serve the females for breeding purposes" stand - be available for stud services; "male domestic animals such as stallions serve selected females" |
service
Translations
service [ˈsəːvɪs] n (gen) → servicio;
(AUT) → mantenimiento; [of dishes] → juego
funeral service → exequias fpl;
service [ˈsəːvɪs] n (gen) → service m;
(Aut) → révision f;
(Rel) → office m
vt [+ car etc] → réviser;
(Mil);
the Services npl → les forces armées;
service [ˈsəːvɪs] n → Dienst m;
(commercial) → Dienstleistung f;
(also: train service) → Bahnverbindung f: (generally) → Zugverkehr m;
(Rel) → Gottesdienst m;
(Aut) → Inspektion f;
(Tennis) → Aufschlag m;
(plates etc) → Service nt
vt (car, machine) → warten;
the Services npl (army, navy etc) → die Streitkräfte pl;
military/national service → Militärdienst m;
to put one's car in for a service → sein Auto zur Inspektion geben;
dinner service → Essservice nt
service [ˈsəːvɪs] n → servizio;
(AUT) (= maintenance); revisione f;
(REL) → funzione f
vt [+ car, washing machine] → revisionare;
the Services npl → le forze armate;
n service [ˈsəːvis]
1 the process of serving customers in a hotel, shop etc You get very slow service in that shop; (also adjective ) a service charge on a hotel bill. diens خِدْمَه обслужване obsluha; za obsluhu betjening; service; service- die Bedienung εξυπηρέτηση servicio teenindamine ارائه خدمات palvelu (de) service שֵׁירוּת कार्य सेवा, कर्तव्य usluga kiszolgálás pelayanan þjónusta servizio; di servizio サービス 봉사, 접대 aptarnavimas serviss; apkalpošana perkhidmatan bediening betjening, stell obsługa serviço (de) serviciu обслуживание, сервис obsluha; za obsluhu postrežba usluga service, betjäning การบริการ servis, hizmet 服務 обслуговування; сервіс گاہکوں کی خدمت sự phục vụ 服务
2 the act of doing something to help He was rewarded for his service to refugees. diens, hulp مُساعَدَه работа pomoc bistand der Dienst υπηρεσίες, προσφορά servicio, ayuda abistamine خدمت apu, palvelus service שֵׁירוּת सहायता pomoć, usluga szívesség; szolgálat bantuan aðstoð, hjálp servizio 世話 조력, 돌봄 pagalba pakalpojums khidmat dienst hjelp, tjeneste pomoc serviço serviciu услуга; помощь pomoc pomoč pomoć hjälp การช่วย hizmet 幫助 допомога تعاون کا عمل sự giúp đỡ 帮助
3 the condition or work of a servant In the last century, many young women went into service; She had been in service as a kitchen maid; He has given faithful service to the church for many years. diens الخِدْمَه، العَمَل на служба služba tjeneste der Dienst θητεία, υπηρεσία servicio teenimine پيشخدمتي palvelus service מְשָרֵת किसी सेवक का कार्य služba (háztartásbeli stb.) alkalmazás pelayanan þjónustustarf servizio 勤め (손님) 시중, 고용살이 tarnavimas, buvimas tarnaite, tarnystė dienests; darbs; kalpošana bekerja sebagai pembantu rumah dienst tjeneste, husarbeid/-post służba serviço serviciu услужение; служба služba služenje služba tjänst, tjänstgöring การทำงานรับใช้ hizmet, hizmetçilik, uşaklık 幫傭 услужіння نوکری sự hầu hạ 帮佣
4 a check made of all parts of eg a car, machine etc to ensure that it is in a good condition Bring your car in for a service. diens, versiening خِدْمَه، فَحْص السَّيّارَه او الآلَه техническа проверка údržba serviceeftersyn der Kundendienst συντήρηση, σέρβις revisión, mantenimiento (auto)hooldus تعميرات huolto entretien טִיפּוּל कार इत्यादि का निरीक्षण करना ताकि वह ठीक से काम करे servis szerviz servis eftirlit, viðhald revisione 修理サービス (판매 후의) 설치·점검·수리 등 apžiūra apkope; apskate servis onderhoudsbeurt service przegląd revisão întreţine(re) техосмотр údržba pregled servis service, översyn การตรวจรถยนต์ เครื่องจักร เพื่อให้แน่ใจว่ามันทำงานถูกต้อง servis, bakım 維修 огляд і поточний ремонт مکمل جانچ اور دیکھ بھال sự bảo dưỡng 维修
5 a regular public supply of something eg transport a good train service into the city. diens خِدْمَة ، مَصْلَحَه служба doprava forbindelse; -forbindelse der Verkehr τακτική δημόσια προσφορά υπηρεσίας (π.χ. στη μεταφορά) servicio -teenistus, -ühendus خدمات؛سرويس julkinen palvelu service שֵׁירוּתִים आपूर्ति (javna) usluga (vasúti, autóbusz- stb.) közlekedés; viszonylat pelayanan þjónusta, ferðir servizio 便 (교통 수송 기관의) 운행, ...편(便) judėjimas, susisiekimas apkalpošana; pakalpojums; satiksme perkhidmatan dienst forbindelse połączenie, komunikacja serviço serviciu обслуживание doprava, prevádzka služba servis []förbindelse, []gång การขนส่งสาธารณะ servis, hizmet 公共設施 служба لازمی عوامی خدمات hệ thống dịch vụ, ngành dịch vụ 公共设施
6 a regular meeting for worship, or a religious ceremony (in church) He attends a church service every Sunday. diens خِدْمَة في الكَنيسَه، صَلاه، قُدّاس църк. служба mše, obřad gudstjeneste der Gottesdienst θεία λειτουργία oficio jumalateenistus, talitus نیایش jumalanpalvelus, toimitus office תְּפִילָה पूजा služba božja, misa istentisztelet kebaktian guðsþjónusta; athöfn funzione, rito 礼拝 예배, 종교 의식 pamaldos dievkalpojums upacara dienst gudstjeneste, seremoni nabożeństwo serviço oficiu богослужение, служба; обряд bohoslužba maša služba gudstjänst, mässa พิธี; การสวดมนต์ âyin (教堂)禮拜式 служба گرجا کی با ضابطہ مجلس sự tế lễ, buổi lễ （教堂）礼拜式
7 in tennis and similar games, the act or manner of serving the ball He has a strong service. afslaan طريقَة الضَّربَةِ المَبدَئِيَّه في التِّنِس сервис podání serv der Aufschlag χτύπημα σερβίς servicio palling سرویس syöttö service חֲבָטַת הַגָשָה सर्विस servis adogatás (teniszben) servis uppgjöf servizio サーブ (정구 등에서) 서브하기, 서브하는 법 serviravimo būdas serve; servēšanas maniere servis opslag serve(ball) serw(is) serviço serviciu подача podanie začetni udarec servis serve การเสิร์ฟลูกบอล servis (atma) 發球 подача ٹینس وغیرہ میں گیند کو مارنے کی شروعات کا عمل cú giao bóng 发球
8 a department of public or government work the Civil Service. diens مَصْلَحَة عامَّه، إدارَه عامَّه учреждение státní služba styrelse; -styrelse der Dienst κρατική υπηρεσία servicio ametkond مراسم مذهبي hallinnon osa service שֵירוּת צִיבּוּרִי विभाग, महकमा služba, državna služba közszolgálat, köztisztviselői kar pamong praja þjónusta á vegum hins opinbera servizio 部門 (관청의) 부문 valstybės tarnyba civildienests; valsts dienests Perkhidmatan dienst etat, –vesen, –tjeneste urząd serviço departament государственная служба štátna služba služba ministarstvo samhällsservice, []väsen, []vård หน่วยงานของราชการหรือหน่วยงานของรัฐบาล daire, ... Hizmetleri, ... işleri 行政服務機構 відомство, служба حکومت یا عوامی خدمات کا کوئی شعبہ cục, sở, khoa, ban ngành 行政服务机构
9 (often in plural) one of the three fighting forces, the army, navy or air force. weermagdiens أحَد فُروع الجيْش: البَحر، البَر، الجَو служба složka armády, zbraň værn die Streitkräfte ένοπλες δυνάμεις fuerzas armadas väeliik نيروهاي مسلح aselaji forces armées branche des שֵירוּת צְבָאִי सेना के तीन अंगों में से कोई vojska, mornarica i avijacija; oružane snage (katonai) szolgálat angkatan bersenjata herþjónusta (forze armate) 軍 (육·해·공)군 viena iš karinių pajėgų ieroču šķira tentera krijgsmachtonderdeel forsvarsgrein rodzaj broni forças armadas ramură a forţelor armate род войск zložka armády rod vojske oružane snage försvaret, krigsmakten ราชการทหาร คือ กองทัพบก กองทัพเรือ กองทัพอากาศ ordu 軍種(三軍之一) рід військ مسلح افواج میں سے کوئی quân chủng 军种（三军之一）
10 employment in one of these military service. diensplig خِدْمَه عَسْكَرِيَّه военна служба vojenská služba militærtjeneste der (Wehr-)Dienst στρατιωτική θητεία servicio militar sõjaväeteenistus نظام وظيفه palvelus service militaire שֵׁירוּת צְבָאִי नौकरी, रोजगार, सेवा vojna služba szolgálat dinas herþjónusta servizio 軍務 군무, 병역 tarnyba karadienests khidmat dienst militærtjeneste służba serviço serviciu militar военная служба vojenská služba služenje služba militärtjänst การเป็นทหาร askerlik (部隊)服役 служба в армії مسلح افواج کی ملازمت sự phục vụ （部队）服役
v
to check (a car, machine etc) thoroughly to ensure that it works properly. kontroleer يَفْحَص السَّيّارَه правя технически преглед provádět údržbu efterse überholen κάνω έλεγχο συντήρησης, κάνω σέρβις hacer la revisión hooldama تعمير كردن huoltaa faire la révision לְטַפֵּל בְּ- कार इत्यादि का निरीक्षण करना ताकि वह ठीक से काम करे servisirati, popravljati szervizel servis fara yfir, sjá um viðhald fare la revisione 点検する (판매 후에) 설치·점검·수리 등을 하다 apžiūrėti apskatīt; apkopt; veikt apskati servis een onderhoudsbeurt geven ha service (på en bil), vedlikeholde dokonywać przeglądu fazer revisão a face revizia производить осмотр и ремонт robiť údržbu pregledati servisirati göra service på ตรวจรถยนต์ เครื่องจักร อย่างถี่ถ้วนเพื่อให้ทำงานได้ bakım(ını) yaptırmak 檢修 проводити огляд і поточний ремонт کسی مشین یا موٹر کار وغیرہ کی حسب معمول جانچ اور دیکھ بھال bảo dưỡng 检修
adj serviceable
(negativeunserviceable)
1 useful; capable of being used This tractor is so old it is barely serviceable now. versienbaar نافِع полезен použitelný brugbar brauchbar χρήσιμος, κατάλληλος για χρήση utilizable, práctico kasutamiskõlblik مفيد käyttökelpoinen utilisable מוֹעִיל, שָׁמִיש काम का, उपयोगी koristan, upotrebljiv használható berguna gagnlegur utilizzabile 役に立つ 유용한, 쓸모있는 dirbantis, veikiantis derīgs; izmantojams; lietojams berguna bruikbaar brukbar, nyttig, anvendelig na chodzie utilizável util пригодный к эксплуатации užitočný, použiteľný uporaben koristan användbar, brukbar มีประโยชน์; สามารถใช้ได้ faydalı, işe yarar 耐用的，有用的 придатний для експлуатації قابل استعمال có ích, tiện lợi 耐用的，有用的
2 hard-wearing He walks to school every day, so he must have serviceable shoes. stewig صالِحٌ للعَمَل здрав solidní anvendelig haltbar ανθεκτικός duradero vastupidav بادوام kestävä solide רָאוּי לְשִימוּש टिकाऊ trajan, čvrst strapabíró kuat endingargóður resistente 長持ちする 오래가는, 실용적인 patvarus izturīgs tahan lasak stevig slitesterk, holdbar trwały resistente practic прочный, ноский vhodný, pevný trpežen izdržljiv slitstark, hållbar แข็งแรง; ทนทาน dayanıklı, sağlam 耐用的 зносостійкий; практичний مضبوط bền 耐用的
n serviceman
a person in one of the armed services. soldaat أحد القُوّات المُسَلَّحَه военнослужещ voják soldat der/die Armeeangehörige στρατιώτης, στρατιωτίνα militar sõjaväelane عضو نيروهاي مسلح sotilas soldat/-ate חַייָל, חַייֶלֶת सैनिक pripadnik oružanih snaga katona prajurit hermaður (forze armate membro delle) 軍人 군인 kariðkis militārpersona tentera militair soldat żołnierz służby czynnej militar soldat военнослужащий vojak vojak pripadnik oružanih snaga militär ทหารในกองทัพ asker 軍人 військовослужбовець مسلح افواج کا ملازم quân nhân 军人
service station
a petrol station with facilities for servicing cars etc. diensstasie مَحَطَّة وُقود وخِدْمَة سَيّارات жена военнослужещ benzínová stanice servicestation die Großtankstelle πρατήριο-συνεργείο estación de servicio, gasolinera hooldusjaam تعميرگاه اتومبيل huoltoasema station-service תַחֲנַת דֶלֶק सेवा केन्द्र benzinska stanica sa servisnom radionicom töltőállomás (szervizzel) pompa bensin bensínstöð; viðgerðarverkstæði stazione di servizio ガソリンスタンド 주유소 degalinė ir technikos priežiūros stotis benzīna uzpildes un tehniskās apkopes stacija stesen servis benzinestation bensinstasjon stacja obsługi samochodów bomba de gasolina staţie service бензоколонка со станцией техобслуживания benzínová stanica servisna delavnica servisna stanica bensinstation สถานีบริการ; อู่ซ่อมรถยนต์ benzin istasyonu, benzinci 加油站 станція (тех)обслуговування موٹر کار وغیرہ کی جانچ اور دیکھ بھال کا مرکز nơi bảo quản ô tô 加油站
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