half

Plural: halves

Noun

• One of two equal parts into which something is divided.
• one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
  • "half a loaf"
  • "half an hour"
  • "a century and one half"
• one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval
• One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
• One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
• One of two equal periods into which a game is divided.
• One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
• One of the two opposite parts of the playing field of various sports, in which each starts the game.
• Half of a standard measure, chiefly:
• half a pint of beer or cider. (Refusing a pint) Just a half, thank you. (Offering to top up a pint glass) Do you want a half in that? (Minimizing the amount of drink taken) A swift half at the Pear Tree.
• Half of a standard measure, chiefly:
• A barrel measure of 27 gallons (half a hogshead).
• The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.
• Any of the three terms at Eton College, for Michaelmas, Lent, and summer.
• A half sibling.
• A child ticket. Two and a half to Paddington.
• abbreviated form for half marathon.
• Clipping of half-dollar.

Adjective Satellite

• consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
  • "a half chicken"
  • "lasted a half hour"
• partial
  • "gave me a half smile"
  • "he did only a half job"

Adjective

• (of siblings) related through one parent only
  • "a half brother"
  • "half sister"

Adverb

• partially or to the extent of a half
  • "he was half hidden by the bushes"

Adj

• Consisting of a half (½, 50%).
• Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.
• Having one parent (rather than two) in common.
• Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two.

Adv

• In two equal parts or to an equal degree.
• In some part approximating a half.
• Partially; imperfectly.
• Practically, nearly.

Verb

• To halve.

Prep

• Half past; a half-hour (30 minutes) after the last hour.
• A half-hour to (preceding) the next hour.

Intj

• A call reminding performers that the performance will begin in thirty minutes.

Examples

• A half brother or half sister
• a half dollar
• a half hour
• a half kilo
• a half truth
• A half uncle or half aunt or half cousin
• An association football match usually consists of two halves of 45 minutes each.
• Half (of) my friends live abroad.
• half conscious
• half done
• half persuaded
• half-colored
• He does sometimes half wish to change his life, but it is too difficult.
• He only scored HALF the points he expected, due to a misplaced tile in Scrabble.
• I ate the smaller half of the apple.
• In some countries, "half seven" means 6:30.
• I’ve bought some chocolate. You can have half.
• Of the passengers on the plane, half were English.
• One and a half miles equals a mile and a half.
• The cake was delicious: half was vanilla and half was chocolate.
• The time is 9:30; it is half nine.
• Three-quarters minus a quarter is a half.
• You don’t know the half of it.

Synonyms

one-half, bipartition, bisect, demi-, dichotomize, dimidiate, half, half past, halfly, halve, hemi-, semi-, ½

Antonyms

whole

Related Words

not half

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