portable

CEFRB2

/ˈpɔː(ɹ)təbəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Easy to carry or move from one place to another.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of software: able to be run on multiple hardware or operating systems.

Examples

  • I learned about your portable copier at the Tokyo-Office '97 Expo.

  • Tom doesn't want an iPad. He wants a portable device that supports Flash.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈpʰɔɹɾɪ̈bl̩]
  • /ˈpoː(r).ʈə.bɨl/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Able to be carried or easily moved.

  2. Able to be transferred from one organization to another.

  3. Of a program: able to be copied directly from one machine to another without the use of an installer.

More examples

In context

  • Tom watched a movie on a portable DVD player.

  • a portable pension plan

  • Even though Houston’s moment was already fading by the late 2000s, the city’s hip-hop culture proved to be endlessly portable and disseminatable.

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Quick test

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The small music player is blank, so you can take it anywhere.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English portable, from Middle French portable and Latin portābilis. By surface analysis, port (“to carry”) + -able.