| slovo | definícia |
serving
(mass) | serving
- konajúci, obsluhujúci, obsluha, služba |
serving
(encz) | serving,konající adj: Zdeněk Brož |
serving
(encz) | serving,obsluha Zdeněk Brož |
serving
(encz) | serving,obsluhující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
serving
(encz) | serving,podávací adj: Zdeněk Brož |
serving
(encz) | serving,porce n: Zdeněk Brož |
serving
(encz) | serving,servírovací Zdeněk Brož |
serving
(encz) | serving,sloužící adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Serving
(gcide) | Serve \Serve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Served; p. pr. & vb. n.
Serving.] [OE. serven, servien, OF. & F. servir, fr. L.
servire; akin to servus a servant or slave, servare to
protect, preserve, observe; cf. Zend har to protect, haurva
protecting. Cf. Conserve, Desert merit, Dessert,
Observe, Serf, Sergeant.]
1. To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one's self
continuously or statedly for the benefit of; to do service
for; to be in the employment of, as an inferior, domestic,
serf, slave, hired assistant, official helper, etc.;
specifically, in a religious sense, to obey and worship.
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God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit.
--Rom. i. 9.
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Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee
seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. --Gen.
xxix. 18.
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No man can serve two masters. --Matt. vi.
24.
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Had I but served my God with half the zeal
I served my king, he would not in mine age
Have left me naked to mine enemies. --Shak.
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2. To be subordinate to; to act a secondary part under; to
appear as the inferior of; to minister to.
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Bodies bright and greater should not serve
The less not bright. --Milton.
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3. To be suitor to; to profess love to. [Obs.]
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To serve a lady in his beste wise. --Chaucer.
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4. To wait upon; to supply the wants of; to attend;
specifically, to wait upon at table; to attend at meals;
to supply with food; as, to serve customers in a shop.
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Others, pampered in their shameless pride,
Are served in plate and in their chariots ride.
--Dryden.
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5. Hence, to bring forward, arrange, deal, or distribute, as
a portion of anything, especially of food prepared for
eating; -- often with up; formerly with in.
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Bid them cover the table, serve in the meat, and we
will come in to dinner. --Shak.
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Some part he roasts, then serves it up so dressed.
--Dryde.
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6. To perform the duties belonging to, or required in or for;
hence, to be of use to; as, a curate may serve two
churches; to serve one's country.
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7. To contribute or conduce to; to promote; to be sufficient
for; to satisfy; as, to serve one's turn.
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Turn it into some advantage, by observing where it
can serve another end. --Jer. Taylor.
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8. To answer or be (in the place of something) to; as, a sofa
serves one for a seat and a couch.
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9. To treat; to behave one's self to; to requite; to act
toward; as, he served me very ill.
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10. To work; to operate; as, to serve the guns.
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11. (Law)
(a) To bring to notice, deliver, or execute, either
actually or constructively, in such manner as the law
requires; as, to serve a summons.
(b) To make legal service opon (a person named in a writ,
summons, etc.); as, to serve a witness with a
subp[oe]na.
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12. To pass or spend, as time, esp. time of punishment; as,
to serve a term in prison.
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13. To copulate with; to cover; as, a horse serves a mare; --
said of the male.
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14. (Tennis) To lead off in delivering (the ball).
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15. (Naut.) To wind spun yarn, or the like, tightly around (a
rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or
from the weather. See under Serving.
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To serve an attachment or To serve a writ of attachment
(Law), to levy it on the person or goods by seizure, or to
seize.
To serve an execution (Law), to levy it on a lands, goods,
or person, by seizure or taking possession.
To serve an office, to discharge a public duty.
To serve a process (Law), in general, to read it, so as to
give due notice to the party concerned, or to leave an
attested copy with him or his attorney, or his usual place
of abode.
To serve a warrant, to read it, and seize the person
against whom it is issued.
To serve a writ (Law), to read it to the defendant, or to
leave an attested copy at his usual place of abode.
To serve one out, to retaliate upon; to requite. "I'll
serve you out for this." --C. Kingsley.
To serve one right, to treat, or cause to befall one,
according to his deserts; -- used commonly of ill deserts;
as, it serves the scoundrel right.
To serve one's self of, to avail one's self of; to make use
of. [A Gallicism]
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I will serve myself of this concession.
--Chillingworth.
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To serve out, to distribute; as, to serve out rations.
To serve the time or To serve the hour, to regulate one's
actions by the requirements of the time instead of by
one's duty; to be a timeserver. [Obs.]
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They think herein we serve the time, because thereby
we either hold or seek preferment. --Hooker.
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Syn: To obey; minister to; subserve; promote; aid; help;
assist; benefit; succor.
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Serving
(gcide) | Serving \Serv"ing\,
a. & n. from Serve.
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Serving board (Naut.), a flat piece of wood used in serving
ropes.
Serving maid, a female servant; a maidservant.
Serving mallet (Naut.), a wooden instrument shaped like a
mallet, used in serving ropes.
Serving man, a male servant, or attendant; a manservant.
Serving stuff (Naut.), small lines for serving ropes.
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serving
(wn) | serving
n 1: an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a
meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was
larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each"
[syn: helping, portion, serving]
2: the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone; "he
accepted service of the subpoena" [syn: service, serving,
service of process] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
observing
(mass) | observing
- pozorovanie |
observingly
(mass) | observingly
- pozorne |
conserving
(encz) | conserving,zachovávající adj: Zdeněk Brož |
conserving irrigation norm
(encz) | conserving irrigation norm,záchovná závlahová dávka [eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
deserving
(encz) | deserving,zásluha n: Zdeněk Broždeserving,zasluhování n: Zdeněk Broždeserving,zasluhující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
deservingly
(encz) | deservingly, |
deservingness
(encz) | deservingness, n: |
observing
(encz) | observing,pozorování n: Zdeněk Brožobserving,pozorující adj: Zdeněk Brožobserving,sledující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
observingly
(encz) | observingly,pozorně Zdeněk Brož |
preserving
(encz) | preserving,konzervování n: Zdeněk Brožpreserving,udržující adj: Zdeněk Brožpreserving,zachovávající adj: Zdeněk Brož |
reserving
(encz) | reserving,rezervování n: Zdeněk Brožreserving,rezervující adj: Zdeněk Brožreserving,vyhrazování n: Zdeněk Brožreserving,zamlouvání n: Zdeněk Brož |
self-serving
(encz) | self-serving,sloužící svým vlastním zájmům |
serving cart
(encz) | serving cart, n: |
serving dish
(encz) | serving dish, n: |
serving girl
(encz) | serving girl, n: |
time-serving
(encz) | time-serving, |
timeserving
(encz) | timeserving,prospěchářský adj: Zdeněk Brož |
undeserving
(encz) | undeserving,nehodný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
undeserving of
(encz) | undeserving of, adj: |
conserving
(gcide) | conserving \conserving\ adj.
protecting or saving from harm or loss; as, serves a
conserving function.
Syn: preserving.
[WordNet 1.5]Conserve \Con*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conserved; p. pr. &
vb. n. Conserving.] [F. conserver, L. conservare; con- +
servare to keep, guard. See Serve.]
1. To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to
protect.
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The amity which . . . they meant to conserve and
maintain with the emperor. --Strype.
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2. To prepare with sugar, etc., for the purpose of
preservation, as fruits, etc.; to make a conserve of.
[1913 Webster]conserving \conserving\ n.
the preservation and careful management of the environment
and of natural resources.
Syn: conservation, conservancy.
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Conserving
(gcide) | conserving \conserving\ adj.
protecting or saving from harm or loss; as, serves a
conserving function.
Syn: preserving.
[WordNet 1.5]Conserve \Con*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conserved; p. pr. &
vb. n. Conserving.] [F. conserver, L. conservare; con- +
servare to keep, guard. See Serve.]
1. To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to
protect.
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The amity which . . . they meant to conserve and
maintain with the emperor. --Strype.
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2. To prepare with sugar, etc., for the purpose of
preservation, as fruits, etc.; to make a conserve of.
[1913 Webster]conserving \conserving\ n.
the preservation and careful management of the environment
and of natural resources.
Syn: conservation, conservancy.
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conserving
(gcide) | conserving \conserving\ adj.
protecting or saving from harm or loss; as, serves a
conserving function.
Syn: preserving.
[WordNet 1.5]Conserve \Con*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conserved; p. pr. &
vb. n. Conserving.] [F. conserver, L. conservare; con- +
servare to keep, guard. See Serve.]
1. To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to
protect.
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The amity which . . . they meant to conserve and
maintain with the emperor. --Strype.
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2. To prepare with sugar, etc., for the purpose of
preservation, as fruits, etc.; to make a conserve of.
[1913 Webster]conserving \conserving\ n.
the preservation and careful management of the environment
and of natural resources.
Syn: conservation, conservancy.
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Deserving
(gcide) | Deserving \De*serv"ing\, n.
Desert; merit.
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A person of great deservings from the republic.
--Swift.
[1913 Webster]Deserve \De*serve"\ (d[-e]*z[~e]rv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Deserved; p. pr. & vb. n. Deserving.] [OF. deservir,
desservir, to merit, L. deservire to serve zealously, be
devoted to; de- + servire to serve. See Serve.]
1. To earn by service; to be worthy of (something due, either
good or evil); to merit; to be entitled to; as, the
laborer deserves his wages; a work of value deserves
praise.
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God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity
deserveth. --Job xi. 6.
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John Gay deserved to be a favorite. --Thackeray.
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Encouragement is not held out to things that deserve
reprehension. --Burke.
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2. To serve; to treat; to benefit. [Obs.]
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A man that hath
So well deserved me. --Massinger.
[1913 Webster]Deserving \De*serv"ing\, a.
Meritorious; worthy; as, a deserving person or act. --
De*serv"ing*ly, adv.
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Deservingly
(gcide) | Deserving \De*serv"ing\, a.
Meritorious; worthy; as, a deserving person or act. --
De*serv"ing*ly, adv.
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Disserving
(gcide) | Disserve \Dis*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Di?????; p. pr. &
vb. n. Disserving.] [Pref. dis- + serve: cf. F. desservir.]
To fail to serve; to do injury or mischief to; to damage; to
hurt; to harm.
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Have neither served nor disserved the interests of any
party. --Jer. Taylor.
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Life-preserving
(gcide) | Life-preserver \Life"-pre*serv`er\
(l[imac]f"pr[-e]*z[~e]rv`[~e]r), n.
An apparatus, made in very various forms, and of various
materials, for saving one from drowning by buoying up the
body while in the water. -- Life"-pre*serv`ing, a.
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Observing
(gcide) | Observing \Ob*serv"ing\, a.
Giving particular attention; habitually attentive to what
passes; observant[1]; as, an observing person; an observing
mind. -- Ob*serv"ing*ly, adv.
[1913 Webster]Observe \Ob*serve"\ ([o^]b*z[~e]rv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Observed ([o^]b*z[~e]rvd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Observing.]
[L. observare, observatum; ob (see Ob-) + servare to save,
preserve, keep, heed, observe: cf. F. observer. See Serve.]
1. To take notice of by appropriate conduct; to conform one's
action or practice to; to keep; to heed; to obey; to
comply with; as, to observe rules or commands; to observe
civility.
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Ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread.
--Ex. xii. 17.
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He wolde no such cursedness observe. --Chaucer.
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Must I budge? Must I observe you? --Shak.
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With solemn purpose to observe
Immutably his sovereign will. --Milton.
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2. To be on the watch respecting; to pay attention to; to
notice with care; to see; to perceive; to notice; to
discover; as, to observe an eclipse; to observe the color
or fashion of a dress; to observe the movements of an
army; to observe an accident.
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3. To express as what has been noticed; to utter as a remark;
to say in a casual or incidental way; to remark.
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Observingly
(gcide) | Observing \Ob*serv"ing\, a.
Giving particular attention; habitually attentive to what
passes; observant[1]; as, an observing person; an observing
mind. -- Ob*serv"ing*ly, adv.
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Preserving
(gcide) | Preserve \Pre*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Preserved; p. pr. &
vb. n. Preserving.] [F. pr['e]server, from L. prae before +
servare to save, preserve; cf. L. praeservare to observe
beforehand. See Serve.]
1. To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or
defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect.
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O Lord, thou preserved man and beast. --Ps. xxxvi.
6.
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Now, good angels preserve the king. --Shak.
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2. To save from decay by the use of some preservative
substance, as sugar, salt, etc.; to season and prepare for
remaining in a good state, as fruits, meat, etc.; as, to
preserve peaches or grapes.
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You can not preserve it from tainting. --Shak.
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3. To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve
appearances; to preserve silence.
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To preserve game, to protect it from extermination.
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Syn: To keep; save; secure; uphold; sustain; defend; spare;
protect; guard; shield. See Keep.
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Reserving
(gcide) | Reserve \Re*serve"\ (r?-z?rv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reserved.
(z?rvd");p. pr. & vb. n. Reserving.] [F. r['e]server, L.
reservare, reservatum; pref. re- re- + servare to keep. See
Serve.]
1. To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or
disclose. "I have reserved to myself nothing." --Shak.
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2. Hence, to keep in store for future or special use; to
withhold from present use for another purpose or time; to
keep; to retain; to make a reservation[7]. --Gen. xxvii.
35.
Note: In cases where one person or party makes a request to
an agent that some accommodation (such as a hotel room
or place at a restaurant) be kept (reserved) for their
use at a particular time, the word reserve applies both
to the action of the person making the request, and to
the action of the agent who takes the approproriate
action (such as a notation in a book of reservations)
to be certain that the accommodation is available at
that time.
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Hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, which I
have reserved against the time of trouble? --Job
xxxviii.
22,23.
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Reserve your kind looks and language for private
hours. --Swift.
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3. To make an exception of; to except. [R.]
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Serving
(gcide) | Serve \Serve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Served; p. pr. & vb. n.
Serving.] [OE. serven, servien, OF. & F. servir, fr. L.
servire; akin to servus a servant or slave, servare to
protect, preserve, observe; cf. Zend har to protect, haurva
protecting. Cf. Conserve, Desert merit, Dessert,
Observe, Serf, Sergeant.]
1. To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one's self
continuously or statedly for the benefit of; to do service
for; to be in the employment of, as an inferior, domestic,
serf, slave, hired assistant, official helper, etc.;
specifically, in a religious sense, to obey and worship.
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God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit.
--Rom. i. 9.
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Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee
seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. --Gen.
xxix. 18.
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No man can serve two masters. --Matt. vi.
24.
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Had I but served my God with half the zeal
I served my king, he would not in mine age
Have left me naked to mine enemies. --Shak.
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2. To be subordinate to; to act a secondary part under; to
appear as the inferior of; to minister to.
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Bodies bright and greater should not serve
The less not bright. --Milton.
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3. To be suitor to; to profess love to. [Obs.]
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To serve a lady in his beste wise. --Chaucer.
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4. To wait upon; to supply the wants of; to attend;
specifically, to wait upon at table; to attend at meals;
to supply with food; as, to serve customers in a shop.
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Others, pampered in their shameless pride,
Are served in plate and in their chariots ride.
--Dryden.
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5. Hence, to bring forward, arrange, deal, or distribute, as
a portion of anything, especially of food prepared for
eating; -- often with up; formerly with in.
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Bid them cover the table, serve in the meat, and we
will come in to dinner. --Shak.
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Some part he roasts, then serves it up so dressed.
--Dryde.
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6. To perform the duties belonging to, or required in or for;
hence, to be of use to; as, a curate may serve two
churches; to serve one's country.
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7. To contribute or conduce to; to promote; to be sufficient
for; to satisfy; as, to serve one's turn.
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Turn it into some advantage, by observing where it
can serve another end. --Jer. Taylor.
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8. To answer or be (in the place of something) to; as, a sofa
serves one for a seat and a couch.
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9. To treat; to behave one's self to; to requite; to act
toward; as, he served me very ill.
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10. To work; to operate; as, to serve the guns.
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11. (Law)
(a) To bring to notice, deliver, or execute, either
actually or constructively, in such manner as the law
requires; as, to serve a summons.
(b) To make legal service opon (a person named in a writ,
summons, etc.); as, to serve a witness with a
subp[oe]na.
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12. To pass or spend, as time, esp. time of punishment; as,
to serve a term in prison.
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13. To copulate with; to cover; as, a horse serves a mare; --
said of the male.
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14. (Tennis) To lead off in delivering (the ball).
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15. (Naut.) To wind spun yarn, or the like, tightly around (a
rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or
from the weather. See under Serving.
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To serve an attachment or To serve a writ of attachment
(Law), to levy it on the person or goods by seizure, or to
seize.
To serve an execution (Law), to levy it on a lands, goods,
or person, by seizure or taking possession.
To serve an office, to discharge a public duty.
To serve a process (Law), in general, to read it, so as to
give due notice to the party concerned, or to leave an
attested copy with him or his attorney, or his usual place
of abode.
To serve a warrant, to read it, and seize the person
against whom it is issued.
To serve a writ (Law), to read it to the defendant, or to
leave an attested copy at his usual place of abode.
To serve one out, to retaliate upon; to requite. "I'll
serve you out for this." --C. Kingsley.
To serve one right, to treat, or cause to befall one,
according to his deserts; -- used commonly of ill deserts;
as, it serves the scoundrel right.
To serve one's self of, to avail one's self of; to make use
of. [A Gallicism]
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I will serve myself of this concession.
--Chillingworth.
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To serve out, to distribute; as, to serve out rations.
To serve the time or To serve the hour, to regulate one's
actions by the requirements of the time instead of by
one's duty; to be a timeserver. [Obs.]
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They think herein we serve the time, because thereby
we either hold or seek preferment. --Hooker.
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Syn: To obey; minister to; subserve; promote; aid; help;
assist; benefit; succor.
[1913 Webster]Serving \Serv"ing\,
a. & n. from Serve.
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Serving board (Naut.), a flat piece of wood used in serving
ropes.
Serving maid, a female servant; a maidservant.
Serving mallet (Naut.), a wooden instrument shaped like a
mallet, used in serving ropes.
Serving man, a male servant, or attendant; a manservant.
Serving stuff (Naut.), small lines for serving ropes.
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Serving board
(gcide) | Serving \Serv"ing\,
a. & n. from Serve.
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Serving board (Naut.), a flat piece of wood used in serving
ropes.
Serving maid, a female servant; a maidservant.
Serving mallet (Naut.), a wooden instrument shaped like a
mallet, used in serving ropes.
Serving man, a male servant, or attendant; a manservant.
Serving stuff (Naut.), small lines for serving ropes.
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Serving maid
(gcide) | Serving \Serv"ing\,
a. & n. from Serve.
[1913 Webster]
Serving board (Naut.), a flat piece of wood used in serving
ropes.
Serving maid, a female servant; a maidservant.
Serving mallet (Naut.), a wooden instrument shaped like a
mallet, used in serving ropes.
Serving man, a male servant, or attendant; a manservant.
Serving stuff (Naut.), small lines for serving ropes.
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Serving mallet
(gcide) | Serving \Serv"ing\,
a. & n. from Serve.
[1913 Webster]
Serving board (Naut.), a flat piece of wood used in serving
ropes.
Serving maid, a female servant; a maidservant.
Serving mallet (Naut.), a wooden instrument shaped like a
mallet, used in serving ropes.
Serving man, a male servant, or attendant; a manservant.
Serving stuff (Naut.), small lines for serving ropes.
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Serving man
(gcide) | Serving \Serv"ing\,
a. & n. from Serve.
[1913 Webster]
Serving board (Naut.), a flat piece of wood used in serving
ropes.
Serving maid, a female servant; a maidservant.
Serving mallet (Naut.), a wooden instrument shaped like a
mallet, used in serving ropes.
Serving man, a male servant, or attendant; a manservant.
Serving stuff (Naut.), small lines for serving ropes.
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Serving stuff
(gcide) | Serving \Serv"ing\,
a. & n. from Serve.
[1913 Webster]
Serving board (Naut.), a flat piece of wood used in serving
ropes.
Serving maid, a female servant; a maidservant.
Serving mallet (Naut.), a wooden instrument shaped like a
mallet, used in serving ropes.
Serving man, a male servant, or attendant; a manservant.
Serving stuff (Naut.), small lines for serving ropes.
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Subserving
(gcide) | Subserve \Sub*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subserved; p. pr. &
vb. n. Subserving.] [L. subservire; sub under + servire to
serve. See Serve.]
To serve in subordination or instrumentally; to be
subservient to; to help forward; to promote.
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It is a great credit to know the ways of captivating
Nature, and making her subserve our purposes, than to
have learned all the intrigues of policy. --Glanvill.
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Timeserving
(gcide) | Timeserving \Time"serv`ing\, a.
Obsequiously complying with the spirit of the times, or the
humors of those in power.
[1913 Webster]Timeserving \Time"serv`ing\, n.
An obsequious compliance with the spirit of the times, or the
humors of those in power, which implies a surrender of one's
independence, and sometimes of one's integrity.
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Syn: Temporizing.
Usage: Timeserving, Temporizing. Both these words are
applied to the conduct of one who adapts himself
servilely to times and seasons. A timeserver is rather
active, and a temporizer, passive. One whose policy is
timeserving comes forward to act upon principles or
opinions which may promote his advancement; one who is
temporizing yields to the current of public sentiment
or prejudice, and shrinks from a course of action
which might injure him with others. The former is
dishonest; the latter is weak; and both are
contemptible.
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Trimming and timeserving, which are but two
words for the same thing, . . . produce
confusion. --South.
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[I] pronounce thee . . . a hovering temporizer,
that
Canst with thine eyes at once see good and evil,
Inclining to them both. --Shak.
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Undeserving
(gcide) | Undeserving \Undeserving\
See deserving. |
Unobserving
(gcide) | Unobserving \Unobserving\
See observing. |
deserving
(wn) | deserving
adj 1: worthy of being treated in a particular way; "an idea
worth considering"; "the deserving poor" (often used
ironically) [syn: deserving, worth(p)] |
deservingness
(wn) | deservingness
n 1: the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving
assistance); "there were many children whose deservingness
he recognized and rewarded" [syn: deservingness, merit,
meritoriousness] |
observing
(wn) | observing
adj 1: quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception [syn:
observant, observing] |
observingly
(wn) | observingly
adv 1: in an observant manner [syn: observantly,
observingly] |
self-serving
(wn) | self-serving
adj 1: interested only in yourself [syn: self-serving, {self-
seeking}] |
serving cart
(wn) | serving cart
n 1: a handcart for serving food |
serving dish
(wn) | serving dish
n 1: a dish used for serving food |
serving girl
(wn) | serving girl
n 1: a girl who is a servant [syn: servant girl, {serving
girl}] |
timeserving
(wn) | timeserving
adj 1: taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any
circumstance of possible benefit [syn: opportunist,
opportunistic, timeserving] |
undeserving
(wn) | undeserving
adj 1: not deserving; "the undeserving poor" [syn:
undeserving, unworthy] |
compactness preserving
(foldoc) | compactness preserving
In domain theory, a function f is compactness
preserving if f c is compact whenever c is.
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