at your service

at your service

English

Prepositional phrase

at your service

1. (formal) Used as a polite introduction on first meeting another person.
   • 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 6, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 120:

     'My name, Madame, is Hercule Poirot - at your service.'

   • 1937, J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit:

     “Thorin Oakenshield, at your service! Dori at your service!” said the two dwarves bowing again.

   • 2010, Common English Bible with Apocrypha, →ISBN:

     "Are you Ziba?" the king asked him. "At your service!" he answered.

2. Available for assisting you or for you to use.
   • 1832, Washington Irving, Talses of the Alhambra:

     "But senors," added he, smiling, "if you think a residence there so desirable, my apartments in the Alhambra are at your service."

   • 2015, Priscila Uppal, At Your Service, →ISBN:

     How you laughed when you admitted your lies to me, and I promised to make you sit one day and I would pretend to be your lover, bring you tea while you soaked in the bath, lightly scented raspberry candles at your feet, and declare in my deepest voice, My darling, your every wish, your every command is mine. I am at your service eternally.

Translations

way of introduction

Arabic: فِي خِدْمَتِكَ‎ (fī ḵidmatika) (to masc sg), فِي خِدْمَتِكِ‎ (fī ḵidmatiki) (to fem sg), فِي خِدْمَتِكُمَا‎ (fī ḵidmatikumā) (to com d), فِي خِدْمَتِكُم‎ (fī ḵidmatikum) (to masc pl), فِي خِدْمَتِكُنَّ‎ (fī ḵidmatikunna) (to fem pl) Dutch: tot uw dienst Finnish: palveluksessanne French: à votre service (fr), pour vous servir (fr) Irish: faoi do réir Polish: do usług (pl) Russian: к ва́шим услу́гам (k vášim uslúgam) Urdu: آپ کی خدمت میں حاضر‎ (āp kī xidmat mē̃ hāzir), میں خادم ہوں‎ m (mɛ̄̃ xādim hū̃)

References

• at your service at Collins Dictionary
• at your service at TheFreeDictionary