proportion

proportion
noun
1 part/share of a whole
ADJECTIVE
appreciable (esp. BrE), considerable, good, great, high, huge, large, overwhelming, significant, sizeable, substantial

A significant proportion of the funding is likely to come from government.

fair, reasonable (esp. BrE)
low, small, tiny
certain
equal

The company employs men and women in roughly equal proportions.

equivalent, similar
different, differing, varying
fixed
exact
approximate
average
overall
growing, increasing, rising
declining, decreasing, diminishing
VERB + PROPORTION
calculate, estimate
express sth as

The chart shows government spending expressed as a proportion of national income.

grow as, increase as, rise as
decline as, decrease as, diminish as, fall as

The unskilled section of the working class was diminishing as a proportion of the workforce.

PROPORTION + VERB
grow, increase, rise
decline, decrease, fall
2 relationship between the size/amount of two things
ADJECTIVE
correct
direct
inverse

The human population in the region is expanding in inverse proportion to the wildlife.

relative
VERB + PROPORTION
keep sth in

Try to keep your view of the situation in proportion (= not think it is more serious than it is).

PREPOSITION
in proportion (to)

The cost of insurance increases in proportion to the performance of the car.

out of proportion (to)

The costs of the plan are out of proportion to the budget available.

proportion of sth to sth

The proportion of sand to cement used was three to one.

PHRASES
be blown, exaggerated, etc. out of all proportion (esp. BrE), be blown, exaggerated, etc. out of proportion

This issue was about to be blown out of proportion.

The problem has been exaggerated out of all proportion.

a sense of proportion

Try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of different things).

3 proportions size and shape of sth
ADJECTIVE
biblical, enormous, epic, gargantuan, generous, gigantic, heroic, huge, immense, major, mammoth, massive, monumental, staggering
modest
manageable

The computer brings the huge task of stock control down to more manageable proportions.

alarming
crisis, epidemic
classic, perfect

an entrance hall of perfect proportions

VERB + PROPORTIONS
reach

The food shortage had reached crisis proportions.


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