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portable

[ pawr-tuh-buhl, pohr- ]

adjective

  1. capable of being transported or conveyed:

    a portable stage.

  2. easily carried or conveyed by hand:

    I found a lightweight, portable propane stove for our trekking holiday.

  3. Computers. (of data sets, software, etc.) capable of being used on different computer systems.
  4. Obsolete. endurable.


noun

  1. something that is easily carried by hand, especially as distinguished from a counterpart that is harder or less convenient to move:

    Of their three television sets, one is a portable.

portable

/ ˈɔːəə /

adjective

  1. able to be carried or moved easily, esp by hand
  2. (of software, files, etc) able to be transferred from one type of computer system to another
  3. archaic.
    able to be endured; bearable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an article designed to be readily carried by hand, such as a television, typewriter, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǰٲ, adverb
  • ˌǰٲˈٲ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ǰa· adverb
  • ԴDz·ǰa· adjective
  • ܲ·ǰa· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of portable1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Late Latin ǰ; port 5, -able
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of portable1

C14: from Late Latin ǰ, from Latin ǰ to carry
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Example Sentences

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Officials are also taking steps to put portable classrooms on one of the sites.

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The original Switch created the genre of the hybrid console - one which works on a TV and as a portable system.

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The singer has been portrayed and remembered numerous times on big, small and portable screens, and it can be hard to keep track of all the media that’s out there.

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Certain sessions ran into early evening, meaning training under portable floodlights.

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On the kitchen counter, a stainless steel pot sat on the portable electric stove that Ramirez also uses to heat bathwater.

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