to serve an apprenticeship
1serve an apprenticeship — To undergo the training of an apprentice • • • Main Entry: ↑apprentice …
2serve — [sɜːv ǁ sɜːrv] verb 1. [transitive] COMMERCE to supply customers with a particular product or service or with something they need: • The firm plans to open a London office to serve clients with investments and businesses in Europe. • JAL Group… …
3serve — serve1 W1S1 [sə:v US sə:rv] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food/drink)¦ 2 serve two/three/four etc (people) 3¦(shop)¦ 4¦(be useful/helpful)¦ 5¦(do useful work)¦ 6¦(have an effect)¦ 7¦(provide something)¦ 8¦(prison)¦ 9¦(sport)¦ 10 it …
4serve — [[t]sɜ͟ː(r)v[/t]] ♦♦ serves, serving, served 1) VERB If you serve your country, an organization, or a person, you do useful work for them. [V n] It is unfair to soldiers who have served their country well for many years... [V n] I have always… …
5serve — I UK [sɜː(r)v] / US [sɜrv] verb Word forms serve : present tense I/you/we/they serve he/she/it serves present participle serving past tense served past participle served *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to provide food and drink for someone to… …
6apprenticeship — n. to fill; serve an apprenticeship * * * [ə prentɪsʃɪp] serve an apprenticeship to fill …
7apprenticeship — UK [əˈprentɪsʃɪp] / US [əˈprentɪsˌʃɪp] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms apprenticeship : singular apprenticeship plural apprenticeships a) employment as an apprentice serve an apprenticeship (= work as an apprentice): At 16, he served an… …
8serve — 1 verb 1 FOOD/DRINK (I, T) to give someone food or drink as part of a meal: What kind of wine should we serve? | serve sth with sth: Serve the dish with rice and a green salad. | serve sb: Why aren t you out there serving the guests? | serve sth… …
9apprenticeship — ap|pren|tice|ship [ ə prentıs,ʃıp ] noun count or uncount employment as an apprentice: serve an apprenticeship (=work as an apprentice): At 16, he served an apprenticeship as a commercial paint sprayer. a. someone s early experiences in a… …
10apprenticeship — ap‧pren‧tice‧ship [əˈprentsʆɪp] noun [countable, uncountable] JOBS the period of time when someone is an apprentice, or the job of an apprentice: • Bell served an apprenticeship (= worked as an apprentice ) with the shipbuilders Shaw and Hart. • …
