service

«service» in Mova's school dictionary: work that someone does for other people, like a shop… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a service, services); verb (service, services, serviced)

meaning for a pupil

1) A service is work that someone does for other people, like a shop serving customers or a doctor helping patients. tree →

2) A service is a system that provides something people need, like a bus service or the postal service. tree →

3) A service is a check and repair of a car or machine. tree →

4) A religious service is a meeting for worship. tree →

5) In tennis, a service (serve) is how a point starts. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life emergency services (police, fire, ambulance) come when you call 999, 911, 000 or 111; in restaurants good service is polite and quick. Phrases: «emergency services», «customer service», «community service», «out of service», «at your service».

examples

• The emergency services arrived very quickly. tree →
• The bus service runs every ten minutes. tree →
• The service at the café was very friendly. tree →
• Dad's car is going in for a service. tree →
• We went to a church service on Sunday. tree →
• This lift is out of service. tree →
• Volunteering is a kind of service to the community. tree →
• You've done me right trusty service. tree →

note

Countable. Verb «serve» (to give food, to work for) is related. Emergency numbers differ: 999 UK/Ireland (also 112), 911 USA/Canada, 000 Australia, 111 New Zealand.

In the corpora

• Families visit graves, send cards, mark the anniversary, hold memorial services and even put up benches with little plaques.
• Most people accept tax as the price of public services; they argue about how much and what it is spent on.
• Each streaming service costs money every month and has different shows; families choose which ones are worth paying for.
• Streaming services have huge libraries, and too much choice can make people scroll for ages without choosing.
• "Celebration of life" means a funeral or memorial service with a cheerful mood.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «service» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.