Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to apportion
Participle: apportioned
Gerund: apportioning
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | apportion |
| you | apportion |
| he;she;it | apportions |
| we | apportion |
| you | apportion |
| they | apportion |
Perfect
| I | have apportioned |
| you | have apportioned |
| he;she;it | has apportioned |
| we | have apportioned |
| you | have apportioned |
| they | have apportioned |
Past
| I | apportioned |
| you | apportioned |
| he;she;it | apportioned |
| we | apportioned |
| you | apportioned |
| they | apportioned |
Pluperfect
| I | had apportioned |
| you | had apportioned |
| he;she;it | had apportioned |
| we | had apportioned |
| you | had apportioned |
| they | had apportioned |
Future
| I | will apportion |
| you | will apportion |
| he;she;it | will apportion |
| we | will apportion |
| you | will apportion |
| they | will apportion |
Future Perfect
| I | will have apportioned |
| you | will have apportioned |
| he;she;it | will have apportioned |
| we | will have apportioned |
| you | will have apportioned |
| they | will have apportioned |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | apportion |
| you | apportion |
| he;she;it | apportion |
| we | apportion |
| you | apportion |
| they | apportion |
Perfect
| I | have apportioned |
| you | have apportioned |
| he;she;it | have apportioned |
| we | have apportioned |
| you | have apportioned |
| they | have apportioned |
Imperfect
| I | apportioned |
| you | apportioned |
| he;she;it | apportioned |
| we | apportioned |
| you | apportioned |
| they | apportioned |
Pluperfect
| I | had apportioned |
| you | had apportioned |
| he;she;it | had apportioned |
| we | had apportioned |
| you | had apportioned |
| they | had apportioned |
Conditional
Present
| I | would apportion |
| you | would apportion |
| he;she;it | would apportion |
| we | would apportion |
| you | would apportion |
| they | would apportion |
Perfect
| I | would have apportioned |
| you | would have apportioned |
| he;she;it | would have apportioned |
| we | would have apportioned |
| you | would have apportioned |
| they | would have apportioned |
Imperative
| you | apportion |
| we | Let's apportion |
| you | apportion |
Verbs conjugated like 'apportion'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'apportion'
portion,
reapportion,
reportion,
accordion,
appertain,
apport,
apportionate,
potion,
preportion,
proportion,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to divide into portions and issue out
- administer, allocate, allot, deal, deal out, dispart, dispend, dispense, disperse, distribute, divide, give out, issue, mete out, parcel out, piecemeal, portion out, share, share out, sunder out
- allot
- allocate, parcel, assign, divvy, ration, dispense, distribute, divide
Antonyms
- allot
- keep, withhold, retain, confiscate
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1574, from M.Fr. apportionner, from O.Fr. apportioner, from a- "to" + portioner "to divide into portions," from portion "share, portion" (see portion).
2. From Middle French apportionner, from Old French aporcioner, from Late Latin apportionare, from Latin ad + portio. By surface analysis, ap- + portion.
Sample Sentences
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The controlling party had apportioned the voting districts such that their party would be favored in the next election.
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The children were required to dump all of their Halloween candy on the table so that their parents could apportion it among them.
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The Good Friday Agreement did not, and could not, apportion blame for the Troubles, in which, as in so many such conflicts, one side’s terrorist is the other’s hero. [2023 April 10, The Editorial Board, “Biden’s Trip to Northern Ireland and the Power of Diplomacy”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:]