PORTION


Meaning of PORTION in English

noun

1 part/share

ADJECTIVE

▪ considerable , good , huge , large , major , significant , sizeable , substantial

▪ small

▪ central , lower , southern , top , upper , etc.

▪ first , second , etc.

▪ remaining

VERB + PORTION

▪ make up , take up

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ of

Salaries take up a considerable ~ of our total budget.

2 of food

ADJECTIVE

▪ double , generous , large

a generous ~ of vegetables

▪ small , tiny

▪ individual

VERB + PORTION

▪ eat

Eat smaller ~s at regular intervals.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ of

He asked for a large ~ of salad.

PHRASES

▪ divide sth into ~s

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .