portion
part of speech
noun (a portion, portions); verb (portion out, portions, portioned, portioning)
meaning for a pupil
1) A portion is a part or share of something. tree →
2) A portion is the amount of food served to one person. tree →
3) To portion something out is to divide it into shares and give them out. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths a portion is a part of a whole, linked to fractions: «a portion of the cake». In health lessons we hear «five portions of fruit and vegetables a day». Phrases: «a large portion», «portion size», «a portion of chips», «portion out».
examples
- Eat at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day. tree →
- The restaurant gives huge portions. tree →
- A large portion of the money went to the charity. tree →
- Mum portioned out the pizza so everyone got two slices. tree →
- Only a small portion of the Earth's water is fresh. tree →
- Can I have a child's portion, please? tree →
- Divide the cake into eight equal portions. tree →
- The youngest of the three sons, on the contrary, made good use of his portion. tree →
note
Countable: portion, portions. Close to «part» and «share». In a maths problem «a portion» often hints at a fraction or division: 24 sweets in 4 equal portions = 6 each.
In the corpora
- And portions were taken unto them from before him; but Benjamin's portion was five times so much as any of theirs.
- Of the first of your dough ye shall give unto the LORD a portion for a gift throughout your generations.
- take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, as a portion set apart for the LORD.
- And the Levite that is within thy gates, thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee.
- They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which is his due according to the fathers' houses.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «portion» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.