fraction
To divide or break into fractionsTo divide or break into fractions.
» Tom earns only a fraction of what Mary earns.
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2 senses(transitive)To divide or break into fractions.
(transitive)To fractionate.
- perform a division
Examples
43 sentencesTom earns only a fraction of what Mary earns.
He did it in only a fraction of a second.
Tom did that in only a fraction of a second.
Tom doesn't understand fractions.
deTom kann mit Brüchen nichts anfangen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Any whole number can be written as a fraction.
Будь-яке ціле число може бути записано у вигляді дробу. — deniko
ruЛюбое целое число можно записать в виде дроби. — odexed
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English fraccioun (“a breaking”), from Anglo-Norman, Old French fraccion, fromFrom Middle English fraccioun (“a breaking”), from Anglo-Norman, Old French fraccion, from Medieval Latin fractio (“a fragment, portion”), from earlier Latin fractio (“a breaking, a breaking into pieces”), from fractus, past participle of frangere (“to break”) (whence English frangible), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (English break). Doublet of frazione.
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Forms
fractions, fractioning, fractioned, fractioned| Base form | fraction · to fraction |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | fractions |
| Present participle | fractioning |
| Past simple | fractioned |
| Past participle | fractioned |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonyms- perform a division:divide
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.