What does halve mean?
Definitions for halve
hæv, hɑvhalve
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Princeton's WordNet
halveverb
divide by two; divide into halves
"Halve the cake"
Wiktionary
halveverb
To reduce to half the original amount.
halveverb
To divide into two halves.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Halveverb
To divide into two parts.
Etymology: from half, halves.
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halve
Halve means to divide or separate into two equal or approximately equal parts, usually along a central line or axis. This can refer to anything ranging from physical objects, amounts, quantities, or even abstract concepts.
Webster Dictionary
Halvenoun
a half
Halveverb
to divide into two equal parts; as, to halve an apple; to be or form half of
Halveverb
to join, as two pieces of timber, by cutting away each for half its thickness at the joining place, and fitting together
Etymology: [From Half.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Halve
häv, v.t. to divide into halves or two equal parts: to join two pieces of timber by notching or lapping.—adj. Halved, divided into halves: (bot.) appearing as if one side were cut away.—n.pl. Halves (see Half).
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Havel
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of halve in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of halve in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of halve in a Sentence
We would normally hope to halve that, for an exporter buying several million a year, that has a real impact on his bottom line. It can be the difference between employing a couple of extra staff.
Equinor is doing some great stuff, particularly on (Scope 1 and 2 emissions), but I'm not sure a pledge to halve carbon intensity by 2050 does it any more.
This decade is make or break for the planet, to stand a chance of limiting global warming to 1.5 Celsius, the science shows we now have about eight years left to almost halve global greenhouse gas emissions.
Battery technology is critical for the breakthrough. We expect battery costs to halve by 2020 and for the energy density to double. That would be double the range at half the price, if this technological breakthrough is achieved, we will think about manufacturing battery cells.
I see some predictions that U.S. oil production growth may halve soon.
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- rozpůlit, půlitCzech
- halbierenGerman
- dimidiar, demediarSpanish
- puolittaaFinnish
- diviser en deuxFrench
- kettéoszt, félbevág, felez, elfelezHungarian
- dimezzareItalian
- dimidioLatin
- halverenDutch
- [[раздели́ть]] [[попола́м]], [[сокраща́ть]] [[наполови́ну]], [[дели́ть]] [[попола́м]], [[сократи́ть]] [[наполови́ну]]Russian
- halveraSwedish
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