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{
"term": "portion",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "one part of something larger",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **substantial/significant portion** of the population"
},
{
"text": "Only a small portion of the budget is spent on books."
},
{
"text": "The central portion of the bridge collapsed."
},
{
"text": "You give this portion of the ticket to the inspector and keep the other."
},
{
"text": "She could recite large portions of Shakespeare."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["considerable", "good", "huge"],
"verb + portion": ["make up", "take up"],
"preposition": ["portion of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "an amount of food that is large enough for one person",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **generous portion** of meat"
},
{
"text": "She cut the cake into six small portions."
},
{
"text": "You should eat several portions of fruit a day."
},
{
"text": "Do you serve children’s portions?"
},
{
"text": "This particular type of fish has less than 200 calories per portion."
},
{
"text": "Divide the mixture into individual portions and place them on a baking tray."
},
{
"text": "He ordered a double portion of ham and eggs."
}
],
"topics": ["Cooking and eating"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["double", "generous", "large"],
"verb + portion": ["eat"],
"preposition": ["portion of"],
"phrases": ["divide something into portions"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a part of something that is shared with other people",
"examples": [
{
"text": "You must accept a portion of the blame for this crisis."
}
],
"synonyms": "share",
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["considerable", "good", "huge"],
"verb + portion": ["make up", "take up"],
"preposition": ["portion of"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈpɔːʃn/",
"audio": "po/portion/portion__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈpɔːrʃn/",
"audio": "po/portion/portion__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French porcion, from Latin portio(n-), from the phrase pro portione ‘in proportion’."
}