Meaning of "proportionate" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF PROPORTIONATE

proportionate  [prəˈpɔːʃənɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROPORTIONATE

Proportionate is a verb and can also act as an adjective.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb proportionate in English.

WHAT DOES PROPORTIONATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of proportionate in the English dictionary

The definition of proportionate in the dictionary is being in proper proportion. Other definition of proportionate is to make proportionate.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PROPORTIONATE

PRESENT

Present

I proportionate

you proportionate

he/she/it proportionates

we proportionate

you proportionate

they proportionate

Present continuous

I am proportionating

you are proportionating

he/she/it is proportionating

we are proportionating

you are proportionating

they are proportionating

Present perfect

I have proportionated

you have proportionated

he/she/it has proportionated

we have proportionated

you have proportionated

they have proportionated

Present perfect continuous

I have been proportionating

you have been proportionating

he/she/it has been proportionating

we have been proportionating

you have been proportionating

they have been proportionating

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I proportionated

you proportionated

he/she/it proportionated

we proportionated

you proportionated

they proportionated

Past continuous

I was proportionating

you were proportionating

he/she/it was proportionating

we were proportionating

you were proportionating

they were proportionating

Past perfect

I had proportionated

you had proportionated

he/she/it had proportionated

we had proportionated

you had proportionated

they had proportionated

Past perfect continuous

I had been proportionating

you had been proportionating

he/she/it had been proportionating

we had been proportionating

you had been proportionating

they had been proportionating

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will proportionate

you will proportionate

he/she/it will proportionate

we will proportionate

you will proportionate

they will proportionate

Future continuous

I will be proportionating

you will be proportionating

he/she/it will be proportionating

we will be proportionating

you will be proportionating

they will be proportionating

Future perfect

I will have proportionated

you will have proportionated

he/she/it will have proportionated

we will have proportionated

you will have proportionated

they will have proportionated

Future perfect continuous

I will have been proportionating

you will have been proportionating

he/she/it will have been proportionating

we will have been proportionating

you will have been proportionating

they will have been proportionating

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would proportionate

you would proportionate

he/she/it would proportionate

we would proportionate

you would proportionate

they would proportionate

Conditional continuous

I would be proportionating

you would be proportionating

he/she/it would be proportionating

we would be proportionating

you would be proportionating

they would be proportionating

Conditional perfect

I would have proportionate

you would have proportionate

he/she/it would have proportionate

we would have proportionate

you would have proportionate

they would have proportionate

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been proportionating

you would have been proportionating

he/she/it would have been proportionating

we would have been proportionating

you would have been proportionating

they would have been proportionating

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you proportionate
we let´s proportionate
you proportionate

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to proportionate

Past participle

proportionated

Present Participle

proportionating

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF PROPORTIONATE

Find out the translation of proportionate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of proportionate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «proportionate» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 比例
• Translator English - Spanish: proporcional
• English: proportionate
• Translator English - Hindi: आनुपातिक
• Translator English - Arabic: متناسبة
• Translator English - Russian: соразмерными
• Translator English - Portuguese: proporcional
• Translator English - Bengali: সমানুপাতিক
• Translator English - French: proportionné
• Translator English - Malay: Berkadar
• Translator English - German: verhältnismäßig
• Translator English - Japanese: 比例した
• Translator English - Korean: 비례
• Translator English - Javanese: Proportionate
• Translator English - Vietnamese: theo tỷ lệ
• Translator English - Tamil: குறுகும்
• Translator English - Marathi: प्रमाणबध्द
• Translator English - Turkish: orantılı
• Translator English - Italian: proporzionato
• Translator English - Polish: proporcjonalne
• Translator English - Ukrainian: пропорційними
• Translator English - Romanian: proporționale
• Translator English - Greek: αναλογικές
• Translator English - Afrikaans: proporsionele
• Translator English - Swedish: proportion
• Translator English - Norwegian: forholdsmessig

4 QUOTES WITH «PROPORTIONATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word proportionate.

1

Charles Caleb Colton

The consequences of things are not always proportionate to the apparent magnitude of those events that have produced them. Thus the American Revolution, from which little was expected, produced much; but the French Revolution, from which much was expected, produced little.

2

John Hutton

It is also right that we continue to consult with front line workers and the public to ensure that targets are reasonable and achievable, that measurement regimes are proportionate and that the targets take full account of the other reforms that are under way.

3

Joseph Lancaster

The same stimulus that animates men to action, will have a proportionate effect on juvenile minds.

4

Shilpa Shetty

I try to be a good daughter, as I believe in karma and feel that how you are with your parents is directly proportionate to what you receive in your life. I am a big oneness follower, and our gurus have told us that if you want to achieve external happiness, you need to be happy internally. And your inner circle is your family.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROPORTIONATE»

Discover the use of proportionate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to proportionate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Ethics of Proportionate Punishment: A Critical Investigation

This volume will be of great value to moral philosophers, philosophers with an interest in the ethics of punishment, and criminal law theorists. The book deals with the question of how severely criminals should be punished for their crimes.

Jesper Ryberg, 2007

Proportionate Sentencing: Exploring the Principles

This book is about the principle of proportionality--the principle that a sentence should be proportionate to the seriousness of the offense committed.

Andrew Von Hirsch, Andrew Ashworth, 2005

Proportionate-type Normalized Least Mean Square Algorithms

Haar-NLMS Haar normalized least mean square Haar-PNLMS Haar proportionate-type normalized least mean square Haar-WF Haar water-filling IAF -PNLMS individual activation factor proportionate normalized least mean square IIPNLMS ...

Kevin Wagner, Milos Doroslovacki, 2013

Radioactive Waste Management Towards Transparent, ...

The workshop highlighted the significant amount of work accomplished over the past decade, but also identified important differences between national regulations even if these are not in contradiction with international guidance.

Nuclear Energy Agency, OECD, 2010

Impact Fees: Principles and Practice of Proportionate-Share ...

This comprehensive reference book updates the popular, pioneering works on impact fees by introducing new methodologies, concepts, applications, and theories.

Arthur C. Nelson, James C. Nicholas, Julian Conrad Juergensmeyer, 2009

The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America

1, 2 and 4, agent operators shall also prepare, for jointly owned and used property, ACV Forms No. 1 and 2 showing the proportionate share of original cost changes for the reporting period applicable to each jointly owning and using carrier.

‎1987

Principles of Medical Statistics

The two combinations that can be constructed are the proportionate increment and the common proportionate increment. They differ in the choice of a denominator for the comparison. 10.5.2.1 Proportionate (Percentage) Increment — The ...

Alvan R. Feinstein, 2001

Research Methods in Occupational Epidemiology

PROPORTIONATE MORTALITY STUDIES Sometimes it is impossible to enumerate a cohort either for prospective or historical analysis, but information exists on disease occurrence among members of the worker population. The most ...

Harvey Checkoway, Neil Pearce, David Kriebel, 2004

Punishment and Social Control

The idea of the proportionate or "deserved" sentence has had considerable influence during the last two decades. In actual sentencing policy, that influence is not so widespread as sometimes has been supposed. In the United States, only a ...

Thomas G. Blomberg, Stanley Cohen, 2003

Report to the Congress on Joint Liability and Innocent ...

goal also could be achieved by maintaining joint filing but allocating the resulting tax liability between the spouses through a proportionate liability approach. Proportionate liability would continue to allow a married couple to compute their tax ...

Donald C. Lubick, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROPORTIONATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term proportionate is used in the context of the following news items.

Frances Fitzgerald calls for 'proportionate debt forgiveness'

Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald has said she believes there should be “proportionate debt forgiveness” for homeowners who have fallen into mortgage ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»

High Court Of Australia Limits Proportionate Liability Laws To …

The High Court in Selig v Wealthsure Pty Ltd [2015] HCA 18 has determined that the proportionate liability regime in Div 2A of Pt 7.10 of the Corporations Act ... «Mondaq News Alerts, May 15»

Proportionate liability: the High Court resolves the dispute

Proportionate liability for misleading and deceptive conduct was introduced by the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (Audit Reform and Corporate ... «Lexology, May 15»

Probe of Gaza op's 'Black Friday': Soldiers faced 'unreasonable …

According to the investigation, the use of fire in the battle was proportionate, and it succeeded to prevent the squad of Palestinian kidnappers from fleeing the ... «Haaretz, Apr 15»

High Court: Dismissal not proportionate punishment

The Madras High Court Bench here has directed Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) in Tiruchi to pay a compensation of Rs.3 lakh to an employee who ... «The Hindu, Apr 15»

Europe Proposes 'Proportionate' Regulation For Civil UAS

"Europe Proposes 'Proportionate' Regulation For Civil UAS" is part of the new Aviation Week & Space Technology subscription, now available online and in our ... «Aviation Week, Mar 15»

'More proportionate' approach to enforcing permit regulations

The expectation is that this more proportionate approach will allow the agency to work with the companies to put things right.” As part of the amendments, the EA ... «Materials Recycling World, Feb 15»

White House says US weighing proportionate response to Sony hack

WASHINGTON The White House said on Thursday that U.S. officials were treating a cyber attack on Sony Pictures as a serious national security matter and that ... «Reuters, Dec 14»

Proportionate response

When someone initiates an attack against you, a proportionate response is said to be one that suffices to prevent further attacks. When critics of Israel's response ... «Jerusalem Post, Dec 14»

Maker of new proportionate doll wanted to show 'average is beautiful'

One blog from 2006 surveyed what Barbie does for a little girl's body image. The “ScienceBlogs” post released a study showing that girls exposed to Barbie had ... «WQAD.com, Nov 14»