Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To divide into amounts, as for allocation to specific purposes.

  2. (transitive)To endow with a portion or inheritance.

More definitions
  • give out

Examples

125 sentences
  1. The portions at this restaurant are generous.

    В цьому ресторані щедрі порції. — deniko

  2. The portions are enormous.

    Порції величезні. — deniko

    ruПорции огромные. — Wezel

  3. The portions at that restaurant are generous.

    ruПорции в этом ресторане большие. — odexed

  4. Tom got a small portion of pie.

    deTom erhielt eine kleine Kuchenportion. — Hans_Adler

  5. A portion of the island was destroyed by the massive waves.

    Частина цього острова була зруйновано великими хвилями. — deniko

    deEin Teil der Insel wurde durch die riesigen Wellen zerstört. — MUIRIEL

Forms

portions, portioning, portioned, portioned
Base formportion · to portion
3rd person singularportions
Present participleportioning
Past simpleportioned
Past participleportioned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyportion
he, she, itportions

Past simpleLesson

all personsportioned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave portioned
he, she, ithas portioned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill portion

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

7 synonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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