half
/hɑːf/
noun/hɑːf/
/hɑːf/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · noun
One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
“I ate the slightly smaller half of the apple.”
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Meaning 2 · noun
Half of a standard measure; frequently used for half a pint of beer or cider.
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Meaning 3 · noun
(preceded by “a” or a number) The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.
“Three-quarters minus a quarter is a half.”
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Meaning 4 · noun
Part; side; behalf.
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Meaning 5 · noun
Any of the three terms at Eton College, for Michaelmas, Lent, and summer.
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Meaning 6 · noun
A half sibling.
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Meaning 7 · noun
A child ticket.
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Meaning 8 · verb
To halve.
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Meaning 9 · adjective
Consisting of a half (1/2, 50%).
“a half bushel; a half hour; a half dollar; a half view”
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Meaning 10 · adjective
Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.
“a half dream; half knowledge”
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Meaning 11 · adjective
(of a sibling) Having one parent (rather than two) in common.
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Meaning 12 · adjective
(rare, of a relative other than a sibling) Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two.
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Meaning 13 · adverb
In two equal parts or to an equal degree.
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Meaning 14 · adverb
In some part approximating a half.
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Meaning 15 · adverb
Partially; imperfectly.
“He does sometimes half wish to change his life, but it is too difficult.”
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Meaning 16 · preposition
A half-hour after, thirty minutes after (used with the number of the hour).
“half one”
How this word is used
- Everyday “I ate the slightly smaller half of the apple.”
- General “Three-quarters minus a quarter is a half.”
- Everyday “a half bushel; a half hour; a half dollar; a half view”
- General “a half dream; half knowledge”
- General “He does sometimes half wish to change his life, but it is too difficult.”
- Everyday “half one”
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