portion
noun
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it.
have portioned
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present perfectof portion.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Perhaps her father wouldn't have portioned her; but then the husband would have worked, gone into business, and the two young people would have been happy all the same.
From Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 by Various
Many cases in which individuals and states have portioned girls may be found in Malthus.
From Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development by Sir Francis Galton
Maga's sonsc have seized their kine And have portioned them all out!
From The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge by Joseph Dunn
I have portioned out the old man's hours: he gives lessons to some children on the harp; he works in the garden; he is already much more cheerful.
From Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
