portion
verb/ˈpɔːʃn/
/ˈpɔːrʃn/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they portion | /ˈpɔːʃn/ /ˈpɔːrʃn/ |
| he / she / it portions | /ˈpɔːʃnz/ /ˈpɔːrʃnz/ |
| past simple portioned | /ˈpɔːʃnd/ /ˈpɔːrʃnd/ |
| past participle portioned | /ˈpɔːʃnd/ /ˈpɔːrʃnd/ |
| -ing form portioning | /ˈpɔːʃənɪŋ/ /ˈpɔːrʃənɪŋ/ |
- to divide something into parts or portions
- portion something The factory portions and packs over 12 000 meals a day.
- portion something out Land was portioned out among the clans.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French porcion, from Latin portio(n-), from the phrase pro portione ‘in proportion’.Definitions on the go
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