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in-service

in-service

5 3.7
Currently working in a job, for example as a teacher or police officer
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈsɜrvɪs/
translation icon : en activo
  • During the 1990s, more and more emphasis was placed on the importance of in-service educational training.
  • in-service teachers
  • in-service training
  • in-service education

So moving forward, well, moving forward, I actually had a break in service and decided to get the fuck out.

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Examples

  • Councils convene during the national in-service conference, according to the MENC constitution.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Learning from each other as members of a team may stress in-service education for the vocational education faculty.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Take advantage of in-service training that many school districts provide for school employees.

    Academic text (2002)

  • State regulations typically require orientation for new staff members and annual in-service training.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Graduate students generally require 8 to 10 hours of in-service in the program plus regularly scheduled supervision.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Developing standards for music instruction was the emphasis for all in-service teaching during the summer of 1997.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The primary purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes of in-service physical education teachers toward planning.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The college has, for many years, been internationally acclaimed as an in-service center, examining body, and professional educational society.

    Academic text (1993)

  • A final group consisted of 72 in-service and preservice teachers from the University of Hong Kong.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The veteran spoke proudly of his time as in-service personnel in the army, highlighting the sacrifices made for his country.

Synonyms

active
vsin-service
205 4.8

Serving in the military and ready for duty

refers to formal employment or holding a position rather than immediate operational readiness

How Employed

in-service
5 3.7
employed
1.0
unemployed
274 1.7

Surface Forms

in-service positive

Morphology

in-service = service (semi-transparent) = in + service

The phrase clearly suggests being engaged in service, but the specific adjectival meaning 'currently employed or actively serving' depends on a conventional institutional use. [Postprocessing: moved 'in' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

In-service comes from the parts in- 'in' and service 'work or duty', the same idea behind the word serve. So an in-service person is someone who is 'in the work' and is currently employed or on duty.