service

B1 Topic:Shopping & Services

US /ˈsɝ.vɪs/ UK /ˈsɜː.vɪs/ See IPA manual

Freq #917

Meanings

1

noun
Work done by one person or organization that helps or benefits others.

The town budgets separately for goods and services.
2

noun
The way customers are helped and treated by staff, for example in a restaurant or shop.

That restaurant has excellent food and friendly service.
3

noun
Time spent working for an organization or country.

I retired from the post office after 30 years of service.
4

noun
A religious ceremony of public worship.

They attend the Sunday service at the local church.
5

verb
To check and repair a machine or vehicle to keep it working well.

I need to service my truck before the long trip.

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Synonyms

4 noun · a religious ceremony of... religious service

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Word family

Forms servicedservicesservicing

Derived forms antiservicebioservicecivil-servicecyberservicee-serviceeco-serviceecoserviceex-serviceeye-servicefee-for-servicefoodservicefull-service

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Phrases (11)

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excellent service
service of very high quality that meets or exceeds expectations

Adjective + noun
poor service
service of low quality that fails to meet basic expectations

Adjective + noun
public service
a service provided by the government or a public body for the benefit of all citizens

Adjective + noun
offer a service
to make a service available to potential customers

Verb + noun
provide a service
to supply or perform a service for customers or users

Verb + noun
use a service
to make use of a service that is available

Verb + noun

Proverbs (1)

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Service - first, last and always

Etymology

From Middle English servise, from Old English serfis, from Old French servise (French service), from the verb servir, from Latin servitium (compare Portuguese serviço, Italian servizio, Norman sèrvice, Spanish servicio), from servus (“servant; serf; slave”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser-wo-s (“guardian”), possibly from *ser- (“watch over, protect”). Displaced native Old English þeġnung.

*ser- (guard) Proto-Indo-European servise Middle English serfis Old English servitium Latin

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# service

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɝ.vɪs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsɜː.vɪs/
**Frequency rank:** 917

## Meanings
1. Work done by one person or organization that helps or benefits others.
2. The way customers are helped and treated by staff, for example in a restaurant or shop.
3. Time spent working for an organization or country.
4. A religious ceremony of public worship.
5. To check and repair a machine or vehicle to keep it working well.

## Examples
- The town budgets separately for goods and services.
- That restaurant has excellent food and friendly service.
- I retired from the post office after 30 years of service.
- They attend the Sunday service at the local church.
- I need to service my truck before the long trip.

## Synonyms
- attend

## Derived Forms
- antiservice
- bioservice
- civil-service
- cyberservice
- e-service
- eco-service
- ecoservice
- ex-service
- eye-service
- fee-for-service
- foodservice
- full-service

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ser- (guard)
- Root: servise
- Root: serfis
- Root: servitium

## Etymology
From Middle English servise, from Old English serfis, from Old French servise (French service), from the verb servir, from Latin servitium (compare Portuguese serviço, Italian servizio, Norman sèrvice, Spanish servicio), from servus (“servant; serf; slave”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser-wo-s (“guardian”), possibly from *ser- (“watch over, protect”). Displaced native Old English þeġnung.

## AI Etymology
Service is from Middle English servise, from Old English serfis, from Old French servise (French service), from the verb servir, from Latin servitium (compare Portuguese serviço, Italian servizio, Norman sèrvice, Spanish servicio), from servus (“servant; serf; slave”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser-wo-s (“guardian”), possibly from *ser- (“watch over, protect”). Displaced native Old English þeġnung. Important forms in the word's history include Proto-Indo-European *ser- (guard), Middle English servise, Old English serfis, Old French servise, Latin servitium. In current use it includes senses such as Work done by one person or organization that helps or benefits others and The way customers are helped and treated by staff, for example in a restaurant or shop.

## Topics
- Shopping & Services

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