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Definition half

Etymology

From Middle English half, halfe from Old English healf (�half�); as a noun, 'half', 'side', 'part', from Proto-Germanic *halbaz; akin to Old Saxon, Old Frisian, and Dutch half, West Frisian heal, German halb, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian halv, Icelandic h�lfur and Gothic ????? (halbs). Compare halve, behalf.

Adjective

half (not comparable)

1. Consisting of a half (1/2, 50%).
2. Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.
3. (of a sibling) Having one parent (rather than two) in common.
4. (rare, of a relative other than a sibling) Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two.

Adverb

half (not comparable)

1. In two equal parts or to an equal degree.
2. In some part approximating a half.
3. Partially; imperfectly.

Noun

half (plural halves)

1. One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
   1. (sports) One of the two opposite parts of the playing field of various sports, in which each starts the game.
2. Half of a standard measure; frequently used (Britain) for half a pint of beer or cider.
3. (preceded by �a� or a number) The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.
4. (obsolete) Part; side; behalf.
5. Any of the three terms at Eton College, for Michaelmas, Lent, and summer.
6. (slang) A half sibling.
7. (Britain, archaic) A child ticket.

Verb

half (third-person singular simple present halves, present participle halving, simple past and past participle halved)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To halve.

Preposition

half

1. (Britain, Ireland) A half-hour after, thirty minutes after (used with the number of the hour).

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