Portion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something determined in relation to something that includes it

something less than the whole of a human artifact

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɔːɹʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɔːʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɔːʃən/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈɔːɹʃən/.

Examples

he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself
I read a portion of the manuscript
the smaller component is hard to reach

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fortune luck dower allot share dowry dowery serving circumstances fate lot helping constituent destiny part component part component percentage assign parcel

Parts of Speech

noun	something determined in relation to something that includes it “he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself”
noun	something less than the whole of a human artifact “the rear part of the house”
noun	the allotment of some amount by dividing something “death gets more than its share of attention from theologians”
noun	assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group “he wanted his share in cash”
noun	your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) “whatever my fortune may be”
noun	money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
noun	an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal “the helpings were all small”
verb	give out “We were assigned new uniforms”

Word Forms

partial	adjective	being or affecting only a part; not total
portion	verb	give out
share	verb	give out as one's portion or share
dower	verb	furnish with an endowment
help	verb	help to some food; help with food or drink
serve	verb	help to some food; help with food or drink
assignation	noun	the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
portion	noun	the allotment of some amount by dividing something

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

partie

quelque chose de déterminé par rapport à quelque chose qui l'inclut

🇪🇸Spanish

parte

algo determinado en relación con algo que lo incluye

🇮🇹Italian

porzione

qualcosa di determinato in relazione a qualcosa che lo include

🇳🇱Dutch

deel

iets dat is bepaald in relatie tot iets dat het omvat

🇵🇹Portuguese

parte

algo determinado em relação a algo que o inclui

🇷🇺Russian

часть

нечто определенное по отношению к чему-то, что включает в себя это

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भाग

किसी चीज़ के संबंध में निर्धारित कोई चीज़ जिसमें वह शामिल हो

🇧🇩Bengali

অংশ

এটি অন্তর্ভুক্ত করে এমন কিছুর সাথে সম্পর্কিত কিছু নির্ধারিত

🇮🇳Tamil

பகுதி

அதை உள்ளடக்கிய ஒன்று தொடர்பாக தீர்மானிக்கப்பட்ட ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

భాగం

దానిని కలిగి ఉన్న దానికి సంబంధించి ఏదో నిర్ణయించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

भाग

त्यात समाविष्ट असलेल्या एखाद्या गोष्टीच्या संबंधात काहीतरी निश्चित केले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભાગ

કંઈક કે જે તે સમાવે છે તેના સંબંધમાં નિર્ધારિત કંઈક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭಾಗ

ಅದನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದಂತೆ ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭാഗം

അത് ഉൾപ്പെടുന്ന ഒന്നുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട് നിർണ്ണയിക്കപ്പെട്ട ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਿੱਸਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੇ ਸਬੰਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਹ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

حصہ

کسی چیز کے سلسلے میں طے شدہ چیز جس میں یہ شامل ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

部分

与包含它的事物相关的确定的事物

🇯🇵Japanese

部分

それを含む何かに関連して決定された何か

🇰🇷Korean

부분

그것을 포함하는 것과 관련하여 결정된 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phần

một cái gì đó được xác định liên quan đến một cái gì đó bao gồm nó

🇹🇭Thai

ส่วน

สิ่งที่ถูกกำหนดโดยสัมพันธ์กับสิ่งที่รวมอยู่ด้วย

🇮🇩Indonesian

bagian

sesuatu yang ditentukan dalam kaitannya dengan sesuatu yang mencakupnya

🇵🇭Filipino

bahagi

isang bagay na tinutukoy kaugnay ng isang bagay na kinabibilangan nito

🇲🇾Malay

bahagian

sesuatu yang ditentukan berhubung dengan sesuatu yang merangkuminya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جزء

شيء محدد بالنسبة إلى شيء يتضمنه

🇮🇷Persian

بخش

چیزی که در رابطه با چیزی که شامل آن است تعیین شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

porsiyon

onu içeren bir şeyle ilişkili olarak belirlenmiş bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֵלֶק

משהו שנקבע ביחס למשהו שכולל אותו

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The primary meaning of 'portion' is 'something determined in relation to something that includes it'.

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'portion' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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