serve vs service
Definitions
verb
- do military service
- spend time in prison or in a labor camp
- serve a purpose, role, or function
- provide (usually but not necessarily food)
- be used by; as of a utility
noun
- (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
Examples
A little pyrotechnics display tacked on just serves to emphasise its lack of cutting edge.
Serve the chicken with salads and chips or potatoes.
He says the insurance bond provides deserved protection for employees who put a lot into the company.
Definitions
noun
- a means of serving
- periodic maintenance on a car or machine
- the act of mating by male animals
- the act of public worship following prescribed rules
- (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
verb
- be used by; as of a utility
- make fit for use
- mate with
Examples
BigshoeBazaar is an online cash and carry wholesaler for hundreds of small shoe stores across the country and is using a single 25,000 square feet warehouse, which will be enhanced to 100,000 square feet in a few months, to service shoe stores as far away as Dimapur in Nagaland and Katihar in Bihar.
The net result of all these changes is that schools should be able to deliver a better service to pupils.
For high-definition video, the umi needs an Internet connection that can send, or upload, data at 1.5 megabits per second, higher than that of typical DSL or cable services.
