portion
noun
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it.
will portion
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future tenseof portion.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Desist and I will portion out to thee as much power as I have given to thy brothers.
From The Princess Pocahontas by George Wharton Edwards
Things go on marvellously well with us, and we will portion her and marry her, shall we not, when she comes to a suitable age?”
From Ten Tales by Walter Learned
He will portion her with his debts, and she is as equal as any Countess in Christendom to return the politeness in kind.
From Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 by Various
And as a kinsman, generous Hambledon!" returned Bruce, "I receive and will portion thee.
From The Scottish Chiefs by Jane Porter
Mrs. Boffin has herself told me, with her own kind lips, that they wish to see me well married; and that when I marry, with their consent, they will portion me most handsomely.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 03 — Fiction by Arthur Mee
