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# portion

«portion» in Mova's school dictionary: **a part or share of something** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portion/#m1)

2) A portion is the amount of food served to one person. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portion/#m2)

3) To portion something out is to divide it into shares and give them out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portion/#m3)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portion/#x1)
- The restaurant gives huge portions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portion/#x2)
- A large portion of the money went to the charity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portion/#x3)
- Mum portioned out the pizza so everyone got two slices. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portion/#x4)
- Only a small portion of the Earth's water is fresh. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portion/#x5)
- Can I have a child's portion, please? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portion/#x6)
- Divide the cake into eight equal portions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portion/#x7)
- The youngest of the three sons, on the contrary, made good use of his portion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portion/#x8)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1436/)
- [Of the first of your dough ye shall give unto the LORD a portion for a gift throughout your generations.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.589/)
- [take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, as a portion set apart for the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.1123/)
- [And the Levite that is within thy gates, thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.429/)
- [They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which is his due according to the fathers' houses.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.506/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «portion» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portion/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.