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serving one's time

serving one's time is the present participle and gerund of serve one's time.

Meaning of serve one's time

Verb

serve one's time (third-person singular simple present serves one's time, present participle serving one's time, simple past and past participle served one's time)

  1. To hold a professional, political, etc. position for a set period of time.

Questions about serving one's time

What is serving one's time the present participle and gerund of?
Serving one's time is the present participle and gerund of serve one's time.

Words near serving one's time in the dictionary

  1. serving hatch
  2. serving hatches
  3. serving mallet
  4. serving mallets
  5. serving notice
  6. serving one's time
  7. serving out
  8. serving pantries
  9. serving pantry
  10. serving someone a trick
  11. serving someone right

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