Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #576 of 1319

portion (n.)

an amount of food served

Examples

  • A small portion.

Key rules

  • A portion is an amount of food served to one person
  • A small portion, a large portion
  • Portion is countable

Common mistakes

  • A portion of food is big → A portion of food is large
  • The portions of food is big → The portion of food is big
💡 Tip: Ordering meals // Serving food // Describing size
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