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Collocations for service - noun

1. system that provides sth the public needs

ADJECTIVE

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, escort

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VERB + 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 about

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service + VERB

improve
deteriorate

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service + NOUN

provider
Internet service providers
business, company
a financial services company
organization (esp. AmE)
social service organizations
economy, industry, sector
pack (computing)

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PREPOSITION

service for
mental health services for young people
service to
The company provides products and services to customers in 145 countries.

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PHRASES

goods and services, products and services

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2. work of serving a customer

ADJECTIVE

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.

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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.

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service + NOUN

job (AmE)
worker (AmE)
retail and food service workers

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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

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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.

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service + NOUN

member (AmE), personnel
retired military service members
record
his military service record during the Vietnam War

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PREPOSITION

service to
service to the community

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PHRASES

conditions of service
in the service of your country, in the service of God

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4. work done for sb; help given to sb

ADJECTIVE

great, invaluable, valuable
professional

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VERB + 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

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service + NOUN

charge, fee

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PREPOSITION

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.

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5. (the services) the armed forces

ADJECTIVE

armed

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VERB + THE SERVICES

go into, join
Most of the boys went straight into the services.

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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)

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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
use

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PREPOSITION

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

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7. religious ceremony

ADJECTIVE

church, religious
funeral, marriage, memorial
afternoon, evening, morning

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VERB + service

attend, go to
hold

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PREPOSITION

service for
memorial service for people killed in the attack

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Collocations for service - verb

ADVERB

fully, properly (BrE)
The car was fully serviced last month.
regularly
A regularly serviced car will keep its value longer.

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VERB + service

continue to

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PHRASES

get sth serviced, have sth serviced
You should get all gas appliances regularly serviced.

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Service is used with these nouns as the object:
boiler, car, client, customer, debt, engine, machine

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