- service
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 system that provides sth the public needsADJECTIVE▪ efficient, excellent, good, valuable▪ adequate▪ bad, inadequate, poor, terrible▪ complete, comprehensive, full▪ standard▪ basic▪ free▪ premium▪ personalized (esp. AmE), specialized▪
specialized services for the deaf and hard of hearing
▪ backup, support▪ ambulance (esp. BrE), emergency, fire (BrE), police (BrE), rescue (esp. BrE)▪A passer-by called the emergency services (= the ambulance/fire/police service). (BrE)
▪ essential▪Essential services (= the supply of water, gas, electricity) will be maintained.
▪ vital (esp. BrE)▪paramedics who provide a vital service to the public
▪ public▪ available▪Find out what services are available in your area.
▪ Internet, online, Web, Web-based▪an online dating service
▪ broadband, dial-up, high-speed, wireless▪wireless Internet services
▪ download▪The studio launches its own digital music download service next month.
▪ messaging▪I typed my password into my instant messaging service.
▪ phone, telephone▪ satellite▪ subscription▪ advisory (esp. BrE), consulting (esp. AmE), counselling/counseling▪ health, health-care, medical, etc.▪ customs, diplomatic, foreign, library (esp. BrE), postal, prison (BrE), probation (BrE), prosecution (BrE), social▪She works for the social services
▪ information, news, wire (esp. AmE)▪ banking, financial▪ intelligence, secret, security▪ dating, escortVERB + SERVICE▪ offer (sb), provide (sb with)▪We offer a comprehensive service to home buyers.
▪ operate, run▪ maintain▪ guarantee▪ improve▪ launch▪ expand, extend▪We need to expand this valuable service to other cities.
▪ axe (BrE), cut, cut back, cut back on, suspend▪This government has systematically cut back public services since it took office.
▪ restore▪ access, make use of, use▪The new system will enable people to access the service more easily.
▪people who use the health-care service
▪ complain aboutSERVICE + VERB▪ improve▪ deteriorateSERVICE + NOUN▪ provider▪Internet service providers
▪ business, company▪a financial services company
▪ organization (esp. AmE)▪social service organizations
▪ economy, industry, sector▪ pack (computing)PREPOSITION▪ service for▪mental health services for young people
▪ service to▪The company provides products and services to customers in 145 countries.
PHRASES▪ goods and services, products and services2 work of serving a customerADJECTIVE▪ efficient, excellent, first-class, good, professional, quality▪ bad, poor, terrible▪ prompt, quick▪ slow▪ friendly, personal▪ customer▪ after-sales (esp. BrE)▪We offer excellent after-sales service on all our goods.
▪ room▪If you would like a meal in your room, please call room service.
▪We ordered room service.
VERB + SERVICE▪ deliver sth (to sb), give (sb), offer (sb), provide (sb with)▪Our main concern is to provide quality customer service.
▪ get, receive▪ improve▪ guarantee▪We guarantee first-class service.
▪ complain about▪I complained about the poor service.
SERVICE + NOUN▪ job (AmE)▪ worker (AmE)▪retail and food service workers
3 working for a country, company, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ meritorious, outstanding▪ faithful▪ long▪ active▪He died on active service.
▪ military, national (esp. BrE), selective (AmE)▪ domestic▪a job in domestic service
▪ civil (esp. BrE), community, public▪a public-service announcement
▪public-service broadcasting
▪ voluntary (esp. BrE)▪ jury (esp. BrE)▪available for jury service
VERB + SERVICE▪ do▪All 18-year-old males are required to do a year's military service.
▪ see (esp. BrE)▪He saw service during the First World War.
▪ begin, enter▪The aircraft entered service with the Swedish Air Force in 1997.
▪ leave▪ take sth out of▪The ship has been taken out of service for extensive cleaning.
SERVICE + NOUN▪ member (AmE), personnel▪retired military service members
▪ record▪his military service record during the Vietnam War
PREPOSITION▪ service to▪service to the community
PHRASES▪ conditions of service▪ in the service of your country, in the service of God4 work done for sb; help given to sbADJECTIVE▪ great, invaluable, valuable▪ professionalVERB + SERVICE▪ be of, do sb, perform, render▪May I be of service to you?
▪You have done us a great service.
▪payment for services rendered
▪ offer (sb), provide (sb with)▪She offered her services as a babysitter.
▪ sell▪They sold their services to a major airline.
▪ advertise▪a plastic surgeon advertising his services on the Internet
▪ need, seek▪to seek the services of an attorney
SERVICE + NOUN▪ charge, feePREPOSITION▪ at your service▪The cabin staff are at your service throughout the flight.
▪ services of▪We need the services of a good lawyer.
▪ service to▪He was given an award for his services to the disabled.
5 the services the armed forcesADJECTIVE▪ armedVERB + THE SERVICES▪ go into, join▪Most of the boys went straight into the services.
6 (esp. BrE) bus, train, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ efficient, good, reliable▪ fast▪ frequent, regular▪ direct, non-stop (esp. AmE)▪ full▪ limited, reduced▪We will be operating a reduced service while engineering work takes place.
▪There is a limited service on these bus routes.
▪ scheduled▪changes to scheduled services
▪ bus, car, coach (BrE), ferry, rail, subway (AmE), taxi, train, tram (BrE), tube (BrE), underground (BrE)VERB + SERVICE▪ lay on, offer (sb), provide (sb with)▪Bus companies are planning to lay on extra services.
▪ operate, run▪ add (AmE), extend, improve▪US Airways also added service recently to the Dominican Republic.
▪ suspend▪ axe (BrE), cut▪ restore▪ usePREPOSITION▪ in service▪This bus is not in service.
▪ out of service▪ service between▪The company offers direct, fast and frequent services between large towns and cities.
▪ service from, service to▪services from Bangkok to Chiang Mai
7 religious ceremonyADJECTIVE▪ church, religious▪ funeral, marriage, memorial▪ afternoon, evening, morningVERB + SERVICE▪ attend, go to▪ holdPREPOSITION▪ service for▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}memorial service for people killed in the attack
verbADVERB▪ fully, properly (BrE)▪The car was fully serviced last month.
▪ regularly▪A regularly serviced car will keep its value longer.
VERB + SERVICE▪ continue toPHRASES▪ get sth serviced, have sth serviced▪You should get all gas appliances regularly serviced.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
