half
IPA: hˈæf
noun
- One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
- (sports) 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: (Britain) 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.
- (preceded by “a” or a number) The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.
- Any of the three terms at Eton College, for Michaelmas, Lent, and summer.
- (slang) A half sibling.
- (UK, dated) A child ticket. Two and a half to Paddington.
- (sports) abbreviated form for half marathon.
- (numismatic slang) Clipping of half-dollar. [A coin worth one half of a dollar, typically 50 cents.]
verb
- (transitive, obsolete) To halve.
adjective
- Consisting of a half (½, 50%).
- Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.
- (of a sibling) Having one parent (rather than two) in common.
- (of a relative other than a sibling) Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two.
adverb
- In two equal parts or to an equal degree.
- In some part approximating a half.
- Partially; imperfectly.
- Practically, nearly.
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Examples of "half" in Sentences
- Cut the waffle in half.
- The paper is folded into half.
- Half of the truth is a falsehood.
- The first half is decent but the second part is mediocre.
- The pertinent part is the last half of the last sentence.
- Yes the first half was very dreary, but the second half was better.
- The whole first half of the paper describes the experimental results.
- One chanter plays the upper half of the octave, the other the lower half.
- The whole of the eastern half is bare, mountainous and scarcely inhabited.
- At least half of that due diligence is on the part of the article creator.
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