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noun | verb portionportion1 /ˈpɔrʃən/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYportion1Origin: 1300-1400 Old French Latin portio ► a large/substantial/significant etc. portion A large portion of the book is taken up with pictures. THESAURUSpiece of something► part one of the pieces or features of something, for example of an object, place, event, or period of time: Fill in the form, and keep the top part. I spent a month in Austin as part of my training. ► piece one of several different parts that you join together to make something: One of the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle was missing. ► section a part of something that is clearly different and separate from other parts, usually with a particular purpose: First-class seats are in the front section of the airplane. ► segment formal one part of a length of time, quantity, or group. You can also use segment about one of the pieces that a plant or animal naturally divides into: Life has been difficult for this segment of the population since the factory closed. She gave me a segment of the orange. ► portion formal a part of something larger. Used to compare the part to the whole: The newspaper printed only a small portion of the interview. ► component formal one of the separate parts of a machine or a system, that is necessary to make the machine or system work: All the components should be tested before they are assembled. ► element formal a basic or important part of a situation, activity, or experience: Love is an important element in the mother–child relationship, but so is power. 1one of the parts that make up something larger: portion of Only a small portion of the budget is for training.a large/substantial/significant etc. portion A large portion of the book is taken up with pictures.► see thesaurus at part12[usually singular] a share of something, such as responsibility, blame, or a duty, that is divided among a small number of people: portion of Both drivers must bear a portion of the blame.3an amount of food for one person, especially when served in a restaurant SYN serving, helping4somebody’s portion literary something that happens in your life that you cannot avoid SYN fate noun | verb portionportion2 AWL verb VERB TABLEportion |
Present | I, you, we, they | portion | | he, she, it | portions | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | portioned | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have portioned | | he, she, it | has portioned | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had portioned | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will portion | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have portioned |
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Present | I | am portioning | | he, she, it | is portioning | | you, we, they | are portioning | Past | I, he, she, it | was portioning | | you, we, they | were portioning | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been portioning | | he, she, it | has been portioning | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been portioning | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be portioning | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been portioning |
portion something ↔ out phrasal verb to divide something into parts, especially to give them to several people: Land was portioned out to new settlers. |