serving
/ˈsɝvɪŋ/ noun B1- The act or process of serving.
- An instance of that act or process.
- The quantity of food or drink intended for one person in a single sitting; especially in relation to a meal.
- A fraction or share.
- A layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it.
Plural servings
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In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains.
But when he was compelled to grind instead of serving in the wars, he bewailed his change of fortune and called to mind his former state, saying, “Ah!
In all your career you have never had so great a chance of serving your country.”
The abbé smiled, and, proceeding to the disused fireplace, raised, by the help of his chisel, a long stone, which had doubtless been the hearth, beneath which was a cavity of considerable depth, serving as a safe depository of the articles mentioned to Dantès.
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