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# portable

adjective (portable); noun (a portable, portables)

«portable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Light and small enough to be carried or moved easily: «a portable speaker». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portable/#m1)
2. (noun) A portable thing, like a portable TV or computer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portable/#m2)
3. (noun, Canada, US) A temporary classroom building in a school yard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portable/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: portable chargers, speakers, toilets, heaters. In Canadian and some US schools, «portables» are extra classrooms. In science and design technology: making something portable means making it light and compact. Phrases: «portable charger», «portable speaker», «portable toilet».

### Examples

- Take the portable speaker to the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portable/#x1)
- My phone died, so I used a portable charger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portable/#x2)
- Our class has lessons in the portable behind the gym. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portable/#x3)
- The campsite had portable toilets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portable/#x4)
- Laptops are portable computers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portable/#x5)
- This heater is portable, so you can move it from room to room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portable/#x6)

### Note

Spelling: «-able». Opposite: fixed, stationary. Noun: portability. From Latin «portare», to carry (like «porter», «transport»).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «portable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/portable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«portable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/portable.html) on Mova free.