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Meaning of portion | Babel Free

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.
    out
  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

العربية الجزء جزء
Azərbaycanca pay
Беларуская доля частка
Български дял парче поделям част
Bosanski čast dil osa парче част
Català porció
Čeština část díl podíl
Dansk del
Deutsch Teil
Ελληνικά μερίδα
Esperanto parto porcio
Español porción
Eesti osa
فارسی بخش جزء
Suomi annos osa osuus perintöosa
Français Part portion
Gaeilge cinniúint cuid
Gàidhlig cuid
हिन्दी हिस्सा
Hrvatski čast dil osa парче част
Magyar adag
Հայերեն բաժին մաս
Italiano porzione
日本語 部分
ខ្មែរ ចំណែក
한국어 부분 일부
Kurdî dêl dêl dil dîl osa part
Latina portio
ລາວ ສວນ
Lietuvių dalis
Latviešu daļa
Te Reo Māori taha
Македонски дел
മലയാളം പങ്ക്
Монгол хувь
မြန်မာဘာသာ အပိုင်း
Nederlands deel portie
Polski porcja
Português porção
Română bucată porție
Русский доля пай Порция часть
Slovenčina časť diel
Slovenščina del
Shqip pjesë
Српски čast dil osa парче част
Svenska del portion
ไทย สวน
Türkçe hisse pay
Tiếng Việt phắn

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 misery—the 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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