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portion

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈpoɹʃən

Definitions

  1. An allocated amount
  2. An allocated amount.
  3. That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything
  4. That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.
  5. To give out in portions or shares.Also used with out:deal (out), dispense, distribute, divide, dole out, parcel out, ration (out), share.
  6. One's fate; lot
  7. to divide into portions or shares. The money was portioned out among the three children. uitdeel يُقَسِّم поделям dividir rozdělit verteilen fordele μοιράζωdividir, repartir osadeks jagama قسمت کردن annostella répartir לְחָלֵק विभाजित करना, बांटना dodijeliti kioszt membagi úthluta, deila niður distribuire 分ける 분배하다 (pa)dalinti sadalīt daļās/porcijās membahagi-bahagikan verdelendele ut rozdzielać ويشل dividir a împărţi делить на части rozdeliť razdeliti podeliti portionera ut แบ่งออกเป็นส่วน bö...
  8. One's fate; lot.
  9. The part of an estate given or falling to a child or heir; an inheritance
  10. porción, raciόn, parte.
  11. The part of an estate given or falling to a child or heir; an inheritance.
  12. A wife's fortune; a dowry
  13. A section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole.
  14. A wife's fortune; a dowry.
  15. A part separated from a whole.
  16. A part that is allotted to a person or group, as:a. A helping of food.
  17. A person's lot or fate.
  18. To divide into parts or shares for distribution; parcel.
  19. To provide with a share, inheritance, or dowry.
  20. a part of a whole; fraction

Equivalents

Españolporción
FrançaisPartportion
DeutschAnteilTeil
55 more languages
Azərbaycan dilipay
Беларускаядолячастка
Българскидялпарчеподелямчаст
Catalàporció
Češtinačástdílpodílporce
Danskdel
Ελληνικάμερίδαμοίρα
Esperantopartoporcio
Eestiosa
فارسیبخشجزء
Gàidhligcuidrann
עבריתמנה
Magyaradag
Հայերենբաժինմաս
Bahasa Indonesiabelahandistribusiporsisegmen
Italianoporzione
日本語一部分け前部分
ភាសាខ្មែរចំណែក
한국어부분일부
Kurdîdêldildîlosapart
ລາວສວນ
Lietuviųdalis
Latviešudaļadeva
Te Reo Māoripotataha
Македонскидел
മലയാളംപങ്ക്
Монголхувь
မြန်မာအပိုင်း
Nederlandsdeelportie
Portuguêsporção
Slovenčinačasťdiel
Slovenščinadel
Shqippjesë
Sesothokarolo
Setswanakarolo
Türkçehissemiktarparçapay
Tiếng Việtphắnsuất

Examples

The Lord of that ſeruant […] will appoint him his portion with the vnbeleeuers.”
“Man's portion is to die and rise again.”
“"Everywhere the same!" exclaimed Francesca, as she resumed her seat—"the same human miserythe same human portion!...”
Father, giue me the portion of goods that falleth to me.”
“O! yearning heart! I did inherit Thy withering portion with the fame, The searing glory which hath shone Amid the jewels of my throne, Halo of Hell!”
Commend me to her, and to piece her portion / Tender her this.”
“I took part of a small house in the Old Jewry; and being advised to alter my condition, I married Mrs. Mary Burton, second daughter to Mr. Edmund Burton, hosier, in Newgate-street, with whom I received four hundred pounds for a portion.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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