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1. (n.) half
one of two equal or approximately equal parts, as of an object, unit of measure or time, or other divisible whole; a part of a whole equal or almost equal to the remainder.
2. half
½).
3. half
either of two equal periods of play in a game, usu. with an intermission separating them.
4. half
one of two; a part of a pair.
5. half
a halfback.
6. half
the sum of 50 cents.
7. (adj.) half
being one of two equal or approximately equal parts of a divisible whole:
a half quart.
8. half
being half or about half of anything in degree, amount, length, etc.:
at half speed; a half sleeve.
9. half
partial or incomplete.
10. (adv.) half
in or to the extent or measure of half:
half full.
11. half
in part; partly; incompletely.
12. half
to some extent; almost.
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| Definition of 'half' |
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1. (noun) one-half, half
one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
"half a loaf"; "half an hour"; "a century and one half"
2. (adj) half
one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval
3. (adj) half(a)
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
"a half chicken"; "lasted a half hour"
4. (adj) half(a)
partial
"gave me a half smile"; "he did only a half job"
5. (adverb) half
(of siblings) related through one parent only
"a half brother"; "half sister"
6. (adverb) half
partially or to the extent of a half
"he was half hidden by the bushes"
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1. (adjective) half
of an amount equal to one of two equal parts
half a bottle of champagne; We waited a half hour.
2. half
half the battle
the hardest part
Getting my parents to agree was half the battle.
3. half
half the time/people/stuff etc.
much of the time, people, etc.
Half the things she bought were really ugly.
4. (noun) half
one of two equal parts of sth
the first half of the year; Half of the food was gone.; She gave me one of the halves of the apple.
5. half
in half
into two equal parts
The board had split in half.
6. half
in sports, one of two equal periods of a game
He scored 20 points in the first half.
7. half
half past one/two/three etc.
30 minutes past the hour of one o'clock, two o'clock, etc.
8. (adverb) half
partly
She's half French.; I was half asleep.; The food was half gone.
9. half
not half as good/pretty/easy etc. as
much less good, pretty, etc. than
This one wasn't half as good as the last one.
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| Definition of 'half' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) half
consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half bushel; a half hour; a half dollar; a half view
2. (adj) half
consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect; as, a half dream; half knowledge
3. (adj) half
part; side; behalf
4. (adj) half
one of two equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided; -- sometimes followed by of; as, a half of an apple
5. (adverb) half
in an equal part or degree; in some pa/ appro/mating a half; partially; imperfectly; as, half-colored, half done, half-hearted, half persuaded, half conscious
6. (verb) half
to halve. [Obs.] See Halve
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Sense: one of two equal parts of anything
He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.
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 Afrikaans: halwe |
 Arabic: نِصْف |
 Bulgarian: половина |
 Brazilian: metade |
 Czech: půlka, půl |
 German: die Hälfte |
 Danish: halvdel; halv |
 Greek: το μισό από κτ. |
 Spanish: mitad |
 Estonian: pool |
 Farsi: نيم |
 Finnish: puolikas |
 French: moitié, demi |
 Hebrew: חָצִי |
 Hindi: आधा, अर्द्ध |
 Croatian: polovina, pola |
 Hungarian: fél |
 Indonesian: separuh |
 Icelandic: hálfur |
 Italian: metà, mezzo |
 Japanese: 半分 |
 Korean: 반, 절반 |
 Lithuanian: pusė |
 Latvian: puse |
 Malay: setengah |
 Dutch: helft |
 Norwegian: halv(del), halv- |
 Polish: połowa |
 Persian: نيم |
 Pashto: نیم |
 Portuguese: metade |
 Romanian: jumătate |
 Russian: половина |
 Slovak: pol, polovica |
 Slovenian: polovica, pol |
 Serbian: polovina |
 Swedish: halva, hälft |
 Thai: ครึ่ง (จำนวน) |
 Turkish: yarım |
 Taiwanese: 一半 |
 Ukrainian: половина |
 Urdu: کسی شے کے دو برابر حصوں س |
 Vietnamese: một nửa |
 Chinese: 一半 |
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