portable

[ pawr-tuh-buhl, pohr- ]

/ ˈpɔr tə bəl, ˈpoʊr- /

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adjective

capable of being transported or conveyed: a portable stage.

easily carried or conveyed by hand: a portable typewriter.

Computers. (of data sets, software, etc.) capable of being used on different computer systems.

Obsolete. endurable.

noun

something that is portable, especially as distinguished from a nonportable counterpart: Of their three television sets, one is a portable.

Origin of portable

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Late Latin word portābilis.See port⁵, -able

OTHER WORDS FROM portable

port·a·bly, adverbnon·port·a·ble, adjectiveun·port·a·ble, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH portable

portable , potable

Words nearby portable

Porson, port, porta, portabella, portability, portable, portacaval, portacaval shunt, Port Adelaide, Portadown, portage

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Example sentences from the Web for portable

Portable snacks are good to have on hand, too, says Jessica Crandall, RDN, Denver Wellness & Nutrition Director.
5 Hangover Cures to Save You After a Few Too Many|DailyBurn|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We are Moroccans,” went out the cry over a portable loudspeaker.
ISIS’s Black Flags Are Flying in Europe|Nadette De Visser|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are edit suites mounted on shopping carts, and portable generators to power them.
Brazil’s World Cup Is An Expensive, Exploitative Nightmare|Vac Verikaitis|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This will aggregate a portable audience that you can later introduce to your crowdfunding launch.
How to Win at Crowdfunding|Bianca Goodloe|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

For myself, the NeuroSky is a convenient, portable EEG device that provides most of the rudimentary meditation help I need.
High-Tech Meditation: Swap Your Yogi for a Headset|Gregory Ferenstein|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Across the street he saw a window with a display of camping equipment, portable stoves, boots, rifles.
It Could Be Anything|John Keith Laumer
She also gave him a key of the desk in the great schoolroom, in which he might, if he chose, keep his portable property.
St. Winifred's|Frederic W. Farrar
I gave him a few drops of Lodman and Some portable Supe as medisine.
The Journals of Lewis and Clark|Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Just before the last gospel, a portable pulpit was brought out near the altar; Mgr.
The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869|Various
So there's no use knicking my knuckles any more on this portable throne?
Wings of the Wind|Credo Harris

British Dictionary definitions for portable

portable

/ (ˈpɔːtəbəl) /

adjective

able to be carried or moved easily, esp by hand

(of software, files, etc) able to be transferred from one type of computer system to another

archaic able to be endured; bearable

noun

an article designed to be readily carried by hand, such as a television, typewriter, etc

Derived forms of portable

portability, nounportably, adverb

Word Origin for portable

C14: from Late Latin portābilis, from Latin portāre to carry

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	portable
释义	portable [ pawr-tuh-buhl, pohr- ] / ˈpɔr tə bəl, ˈpoʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR portable ON THESAURUS.COM adjective capable of being transported or conveyed: a portable stage. easily carried or conveyed by hand: a portable typewriter. Computers. (of data sets, software, etc.) capable of being used on different computer systems. Obsolete. endurable. noun something that is portable, especially as distinguished from a nonportable counterpart: Of their three television sets, one is a portable. Origin of portable First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Late Latin word portābilis.See port⁵, -able OTHER WORDS FROM portable port·a·bly, adverbnon·port·a·ble, adjectiveun·port·a·ble, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH portable portable , potable Words nearby portable Porson, port, porta, portabella, portability, portable, portacaval, portacaval shunt, Port Adelaide, Portadown, portage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for portable Portable snacks are good to have on hand, too, says Jessica Crandall, RDN, Denver Wellness & Nutrition Director. 5 Hangover Cures to Save You After a Few Too Many\|DailyBurn\|December 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST “We are Moroccans,” went out the cry over a portable loudspeaker. ISIS’s Black Flags Are Flying in Europe\|Nadette De Visser\|July 28, 2014\|DAILY BEAST There are edit suites mounted on shopping carts, and portable generators to power them. Brazil’s World Cup Is An Expensive, Exploitative Nightmare\|Vac Verikaitis\|May 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST This will aggregate a portable audience that you can later introduce to your crowdfunding launch. How to Win at Crowdfunding\|Bianca Goodloe\|April 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST For myself, the NeuroSky is a convenient, portable EEG device that provides most of the rudimentary meditation help I need. High-Tech Meditation: Swap Your Yogi for a Headset\|Gregory Ferenstein\|April 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Across the street he saw a window with a display of camping equipment, portable stoves, boots, rifles. It Could Be Anything\|John Keith Laumer She also gave him a key of the desk in the great schoolroom, in which he might, if he chose, keep his portable property. St. Winifred's\|Frederic W. Farrar I gave him a few drops of Lodman and Some portable Supe as medisine. The Journals of Lewis and Clark\|Meriwether Lewis and William Clark Just before the last gospel, a portable pulpit was brought out near the altar; Mgr. The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869\|Various So there's no use knicking my knuckles any more on this portable throne? Wings of the Wind\|Credo Harris British Dictionary definitions for portable portable / (ˈpɔːtəbəl) / adjective able to be carried or moved easily, esp by hand (of software, files, etc) able to be transferred from one type of computer system to another archaic able to be endured; bearable noun an article designed to be readily carried by hand, such as a television, typewriter, etc Derived forms of portable portability, nounportably, adverb Word Origin for portable C14: from Late Latin portābilis, from Latin portāre to carry Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to portable compact, convenient, handy, lightweight, light, movable, manageable, transportable, cartable, conveyable, portative, wieldy
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