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половинный, неполный, половина, тайм, часть, наполовину, почти

числительное ↓

- половина, одна вторая, пятьдесят процентов, пол-

существительное ↓

- часть, половинная доля (одна из двух примерно равных)

- полчаса

They are supposed to be here at about half four. — (брит. разг.) Они должны быть здесь примерно в половину пятого.
It’s half past one. — Сейчас половина второго.

- юр. сторона (в договоре)
- семестр, полугодие

to enter school in the winter [summer] half — поступить в школу в первом [втором] полугодии
to stay at school three halves — проучиться в школе полтора года

- брит. разг. монета в полпенса, полпенни

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прилагательное ↓

- половинный, равный половине

half fare — половинная стоимость
to own a half share in a business — владеть половиной капитала /акций/ в деле

- неполный, частичный; половинчатый

- сводный; единокровный; единоутробный

half sister — сводная сестра
half brother — сводный брат

наречие ↓

- вполовину; вдвое меньше

She is half his age now. — Она сейчас в два раза младше него.
I can do it in half the time. — Я могу сделать это вдвое быстрее.

- наполовину; полу-; недостаточно; неполностью; частично

- в значительной степени, почти, чуть не

My patience wears half thin. — Моё терпение почти на исходе.
He is half persuaded. — Его почти убедили.
Your mother’s been going half crazy worrying about you. — Мать чуть с ума не сходит, так за тебя волнуется.
He half ran to the door. — Он чуть ли не бегом кинулся к двери.
I was half sweltered to death. — Я чуть не умер от жары.
My leave is half up. — Мой отпуск подходит к концу.

- очень, ужасно эмоц.-усил. (обыкн. с отрицанием)

He didn’t half swear. — Он ругался на чём свет стоит.
They licked him and not half. — Его вздули, и недурно.
She isn’t half clever. — Она очень умна.
He isn’t half a liar. — Он ужасный лгун.
‘Are you keen on motor racing?’ ‘Yeah, not half!’ — — Увлекаешься мотогонками? — Да ещё как!

- совсем, вовсе, отнюдь эмоц.-усил. (обыкн. с отрицанием)

I don’t half like it. — Мне это совсем не нравится.
Not half bad! — Недурно!
He is not half good enough for you. — Он тебе совсем не пара.

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Словосочетания

half-hearted consent — неохотное согласие
half face — в профиль
half-bound book — книга, имеющая корешок из кожи и бумажную обложку
half in half — уст. пополам
a [noun] and a half — (разг.) тот ещё…
to listen with half an ear — слушать вполуха, невнимательно
half a loaf (is better than none) — разг. хоть что-то; лучше, чем ничего
half as much [old, far] again — в полтора раза больше [старше, дальше]
not (the) half of smth. — не всё, не самое главное
That’s not the half of the story. — И это ещё не всё, главное ещё впереди.

one’s better half — а) «дражайшая половина», супруга; б) редк. супруг
half an eye — плохое зрение
to see smth. with half an eye — а) легко /сразу/ понять что-л.; б) небрежно отнестись к чему-л.
to cry halves — требовать половину, претендовать на половину
half a fool half a knave — дурак-дурак, а себе на уме
Half a loaf is better than no bread. — На безрыбье и рак рыба. (посл.)
too by half — (разг.) слишком уж, чересчур, больно
to farm on halves — вести хозяйство (на ферме) вдвоём /на половинных началах/
to go halves with smb. in smth. — войти в долю с кем-л.; уполовинить
too much by half — чересчур много
too clever by half — ирон. слишком /больно/ умный
by halves — не совсем, частично, наполовину
to be half off — идти по скидке, за полцены

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Примеры с переводом

Cut the orange in half.

Разрежьте апельсин пополам.

She was half an hour late.

Она опоздала на полчаса.

He did only a half job.

Он выполнил лишь половину работы.

What is half of six?

Сколько будет, если шесть разделить пополам?

The door was half open.

Дверь была приоткрыта.

You’re half an hour late.

Ты на полчаса опоздал.

The house was half empty.

Дом был наполовину пуст.

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam

The amount of crime is about half as much again (=the same in addition to half that amount) as it was in 1973.

…the movie has been so overhyped that one half expects its opening to be accompanied by the proverbial ringing of the welkin…

Для того чтобы добавить вариант перевода, кликните по иконке ☰, напротив примера.

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Recent Examples on the Web

With seven of 12 seats up for grabs and only two incumbents in this year’s race, the city will see at least five new members elected, and membership could change by more than half.

—Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Mar. 2023

Tax cuts for veterans were slimmed down by more than half.

—Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2023

The 3,500-square-foot residence is perched atop a boutique NoMad condo and comprises four bedrooms and three-and-a-half bathrooms.

—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Mar. 2023

Campbell pumped both arms in excitement after missing a jumper in the final seconds of the first half, an acknowledgment of his team’s nearly perfect play.

—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2023

From Richmond, the south park entrance in Waynesboro, Virginia, is just under an hour-and-a-half by car.

—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2023

Anyway, the cheese curd bashing had the announcers’ attention toward the end of the first half and ESPN studio analyst Jordan Cornette wasn’t about to let the student off the hook during the halftime show.

—Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2023

In between, Chicago received scores from Kacper Przybyłko and Rafael Czichos over the final 13 minutes of the first half, plus Chris Mueller’s goal less than 20 seconds into the second half.

—Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2023

Kunkel followed with his fifth 3 of the first half to give Xavier a 19-point lead with 1:26 left.

—Steve Reed, ajc, 19 Mar. 2023

In ways large and small, Cohen’s functionally unlimited resources have rewired more than a half-century of Mets self-perception, even if last year, like so many before, ended in disappointment: a quick playoff exit after a 101-win season.

—Kate Kelly, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2023

Maravich closed his three-season, 83-game career at LSU with 3,667 points in 1970, and his mark has stood for more than a half-century.

—Larry Lage, ajc, 20 Mar. 2023

That’s fresh territory, at least in the past half-century.

—Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2023

Meanwhile, connection to land, on a deep, often awe-inspiring level, is at the heart of Aboriginal art, one of the most fascinating, disruptive phenomena in global contemporary art over the past half century.

—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023

In sum, in the last half-century, Democratic presidents have actually reduced the deficit, because of the numbers under Clinton, while Republican presidents have increased it by something greater than $3.5 trillion.

—Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 13 Mar. 2023

This tendency to transform extends beyond just scenic topography and reaches into the very essence of what has defined Los Cabos for the last half century or so.

—Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023

In honor of Save Venice’s 50th anniversary, which was celebrated a year late, in 2022, due to the pandemic, the Gritti Palace hosted a gala, honoring the achievements reached by the organization over the past half-century.

—Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2023

An exhibition that opened Feb. 11 features some of the museum’s most popular hands-on exhibits from the past half-century.

—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2023

Screenwriter Matthew Fogel, purveyor of Minion and Lego mischief alike, seems to have been hired to half-assedly connect set-pieces—as in, just get us from the Super Smash Bros. reference to the Mario Kart advertisement, please.

—A.a. Dowd, Chron, 4 Apr. 2023

Half off wine bottles Chase those beginning-of-the-week- blues away at Creme de la Crepe and enjoy half-off all wine bottles on Mondays.

—Brian May Maestro, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2023

Golden 1 Center could be half filled with Warriors fans and Golden State wouldn’t even have to fly the 90-mile trip to Sacramento.

—Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023

Or get a bolder style like this brown pair with an abstract design, which is also half off right now.

—Clara Mcmahon, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2023

The two went on a year-and-a-half-long hajj to Mecca.

—Martha Anne Toll, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2023

Although the Dutch government introduced new rules in June restricting new hyperscalers from being built in much of the country, Microsoft’s half-finished Hollands Kroon site was granted an exemption.

—WIRED, 30 Mar. 2023

Order the Gram-arita: a margarita the way Gram Parsons liked it, with a half salted rim.

—Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2023

Typical half-paneled wainscoting is getting a modern upgrade through bathroom tiles.

—Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 12 Jan. 2023

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English[edit]

English numbers ^(edit)

← 1	2	3 →
Cardinal: two Ordinal: second Latinate ordinal: secondary Adverbial: two times, twice Multiplier: twofold Latinate multiplier: double Distributive: doubly Collective: both, pair, twosome Multiuse collective: doublet, couple, couplet Greek or Latinate collective: dyad Metric collective prefix: double- Greek collective prefix: di-, duo- Latinate collective prefix: bi- Fractional: half Metric fractional prefix: demi- Latinate fractional prefix: semi- Elemental: twin, doublet Greek prefix: deutero- Number of musicians: duo, duet, duplet Number of years: biennium

Alternative forms[edit]

‘arf, ha’f
halfe (obsolete)

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English half, halfe from Old English healf (“half”); as a noun, ‘half’, ‘side’, ‘part’, from Proto-West Germanic *halb, from Proto-Germanic *halbaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /hɑːf/

Rhymes: -ɑːf

(General Australian, New Zealand, Scotland) IPA^(key): /hɐːf/
(General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /hæf/

Rhymes: -æf

(Ireland, Wales) IPA^(key): /haf/, /häf/

Noun[edit]

half (plural halves)

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.

You don’t know the half of it.

Of the passengers on the plane, half were English.

The cake was delicious: half was vanilla and half was chocolate.
- 1634 October 9 (first performance), [John Milton], H[enry] Lawes, editor, A Maske Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634: […] [Comus], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for Hvmphrey Robinson, […], published 1637, →OCLC; reprinted as Comus: […] (Dodd, Mead & Company’s Facsimile Reprints of Rare Books; Literature Series; no. I), New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1903, →OCLC:
  
  Not half his riches known, and yet despised.
- 1842, Alfred Tennyson, “The Gardener’s Daughter; or, The Pictures”, in Poems. […], volume II, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 19:
  
  I and he, / Brothers in Art; a friendship so complete / Portion’d in halves between us, […]
(sports) One of the two opposite parts of the playing field of various sports, in which each starts the game.
- 2011 September 16, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: New Zealand 83-7 Japan”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:
  
  However, the hosts hit back and hit back hard, first replacement hooker Andrew Hore sliding over, then Williams careering out of his own half and leaving several defenders for dead before flipping the ball to Nonu to finish off a scintillating move.
Half of a standard measure, chiefly: (Britain) half a pint of beer or cider.
- 1968, John Braine, The Crying Game, Houghton Mifflin, page 11,
  
  He came back with a pint of Guinness for me and a half of bitter for Wendy.
- 1974, James Herriot, All Things Bright and Beautiful, St. Martin’s Press,, →ISBN:
  
  I accepted a half of bitter from him.
- 2006, Bill Appleton, Wide Boy, Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie, →ISBN, page 168:
  
  I went to the bar where I bought a pint and two large brandies. … «Not brandy,» she replied, «but I could use a long drink — maybe a half of lager.»
(preceded by “a” or a number) The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.

Synonym: ½

Three-quarters minus a quarter is a half.
Any of the three terms at Eton College, for Michaelmas, Lent, and summer.
(slang) A half sibling.
- 2016, Robert M. Herzog, A World Between:
  
  So for Richard and Barbara, Jeff and Kari, the impossibly varied collection of steps and halves that is another legacy of my father.
(UK, archaic) A child ticket.
(sports) abbreviated form for half marathon.
(numismatic slang) Clipping of half-dollar.
- 2002 August 15, Fred A. Murphy, “FA: Last of the Walkers”, in rec.collecting.coins, Usenet‎^[2], retrieved 2023-01-03:
  
  Tonight, we’re offering the last of the Walking Liberty Halves for awhile:

Derived terms[edit]

and a half
better half
by halves
cry halves
fly half
fly-half
go halves
half a loaf is better than none
half and half
hell and half of Georgia
how the other half lives
in half
in one’s half
know the half of
left-half
not half
not half bad
other half
right-half
scrum half
scrum-half
second half
sharp-and-a-half
shelter half
take one’s half out of the middle
the half of it
time and a half
too clever by half

Translations[edit]

one of two equal parts into which anything may be divided

Abkhaz: абжа (abẑa)
Achang: please add this translation if you can
Adyghe: ныкъо (nəqʷo)
Afar: abxa
Albanian: gjysmë (sq) f
Apatani:please add this translation if you can
Arabic: نِصْف‎ m (niṣf), نُصْف‎ m (nuṣf)

Egyptian Arabic: نص‎ m (nuṣṣ)

Gulf Arabic: نص‎ m (niṣṣ)
Armenian: կես (hy) (kes)
Aromanian: giumitati
Azerbaijani: yarım
Bashkir: ярты (yartı), ярым (yarım)
Belarusian: палаві́на f (palavína), пало́ва f (palóva)
Bengali: আধা (bn) (adha)
Breton: hanter (br) m
Bulgarian: полови́на (bg) f (polovína)
Burmese: အခြမ်း (my) (a.hkram:), အခွဲ (my) (a.hkwai:)
Catalan: meitat (ca) f
Chamicuro: pachishki
Chechen: ах (ax)
Cherokee: ᎠᏰᏟ (ayetli)
Chinese:

Cantonese: 半 (bun³), 一半 (jat¹ bun³)

Mandarin: 半 (zh) (bàn), 一半 (zh) (yībàn)

Min Nan: 半 (zh-min-nan) (pan), 一半 (zh-min-nan) (yit-pan)
Czech: polovina (cs) f, půlka (cs) f, půl (cs)
Dalmatian: mesu m
Danish: halvdel (da) c
Dutch: helft (nl)
Esperanto: duono (eo)
Estonian: pool (et)
Ewe: afɑ̃ n
Farefare: pʋsʋka
Faroese: helvt f
Finnish: puolikas (fi) (of an object), puolet (fi) (of a mass)
French: moitié (fr) f
Friulian: mieç m, mitât f
Galician: metade f
Georgian: ნახევარი (naxevari), მეორედი (meoredi)
German: Hälfte (de) f
Greek: μισό (el) n (misó)

Ancient: ἥμισυ n (hḗmisu)
Haitian Creole: mwatye
Hebrew: חֵצִי‎ (he) m (khétsi), מַחֲצִית‎ (he) f (makhatsít)
Hindi: आधा (hi) m (ādhā)
Hungarian: fél (hu)
Icelandic: helmingur (is) m
Ido: duima (io)
Ilocano: guddua
Indonesian: setengah (id), separuh (id)
Ingush: ах (ax)
Irish: leath f
Isnag: xadduwa
Italian: metà (it) f
Japanese: 半分 (ja) (はんぶん, hanbun)
Jingpho: please add this translation if you can
Kabardian: ныкъуэ (nəqʷe)
Kazakh: жарты (kk) (jarty), жарым (jarym)
Khmer: កន្លះ (km) (kɑnlah), ចំហៀង (km) (cɑmhiəŋ)
Korean: 반 (ko) (ban)
Kurdish:

Central Kurdish: نیوە‎ (nîwe)
Kyrgyz: жарым (ky) (jarım), жарты (ky) (jartı)
Lao: ທ່ອງ (thǭng), ເກີ່ງ (kœ̄ng)
Latin: dīmidium n
Lithuanian: pusė f
Macedonian: половина f (polovina)
Malay: separuh (ms)
Maltese: nofs m
Maori: haurua
Marathi: अर्धा (ardhā)
Miyako: please add this translation if you can
Mon: please add this translation if you can
Mongolian:

Cyrillic: хагас (mn) (xagas), тал (mn) (tal) (colloquial)

Mongolian: ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠰ (qaɣas), ᠲᠠᠯ᠎ᠠ (tal’a)
Moore: pʋsʋka
Ngazidja Comorian: upanɗe class 11/10a
Norwegian:

Bokmål: halvdel (no) m, halvpart m, omgang m (two equal periods of play in sports), banehalvdel m (two opposite parts of the playing field)

Nynorsk: halvdel m
Occitan: mitat (oc) f
Okinawan: please add this translation if you can
Ossetian: ӕрдӕг (ærdæg)
Papiamentu: mei
Persian: نیم‎ (fa) (nim), نصف‎ (fa) (nesf)
Pipil: tajku
Plautdietsch: Halft n
Polish: połowa (pl), pół (pl)
Portuguese: metade (pt) f, (sports) tempo (pt)
Romanian: jumătate (ro) f
Russian: полови́на (ru) f (polovína), (time in sports) тайм (ru) m (tajm)
Saho: abrha
Sani: please add this translation if you can
Sanskrit: अर्ध (sa) n (ardha)
Sardinian: meidade f, meitate f, metadi f, midade f
Scottish Gaelic: leth m
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: половина f

Roman: polovina (sh) f
Shan: ၶိုင်ႈ (shn) (khūeng)
Sherpa: please add this translation if you can
Singpho: please add this translation if you can
Slovak: polovina (sk), polovica (sk) f
Slovene: polovica (sl) f
Spanish: mitad (es) f, metad f (archaic)
Swahili: nusu (sw)
Swedish: hälft (sv) c, halva (sv) c, halvlek (sv) c (two equal periods of play in sports), planhalva (sv) c (two opposite parts of the playing field)
Tagalog: kalahati
Tajik: нисф (nisf), ним (nim), нима (nima)
Tatar: ярты (tt) (yartı)
Tausug: tunga
Telugu: సగము (te) (sagamu)
Thai: ครึ่ง (th) (krʉ̂ng), ครึ่งหนึ่ง (krêung-nèung)
Tibetan: ཕྱེད་ཀ (phyed ka)
Tocharian B: ywārtsa
Tok Pisin: hap (tpi)
Turkish: yarım (tr)
Turkmen: ýarym
Ukrainian: полови́на (uk) f (polovýna)
Urdu: آدھا‎ (ur) m (ādhā)
Uzbek: yarim (uz)
Vietnamese: nửa (vi)
Yiddish: העלפֿט‎ f (helft)
Yoruba: idaji
Yoron: please add this translation if you can

math: fraction

Arabic: نِصْف‎ m (niṣf), نُصْف‎ m (nuṣf)
Armenian: կես (hy) (kes)
Bulgarian: полови́на (bg) f (polovína)
Czech: polovina (cs) f
Ewe: afɑ̃ n
Finnish: puoli (fi), kahdesosa (fi)
French: demi (fr) m
Greek: μισό (el) n (misó)
Italian: metà (it) f
Japanese: 半分 (ja) (はんぶん, hanbun)
Korean: 반 (ko) (ban)
Norwegian:

Bokmål: halv (no) m
Portuguese: metade (pt) f
Russian: полови́на (ru) f (polovína)
Spanish: mitad (es) f
Swahili: nusu (sw)
Swedish: halva (sv) c
Tagalog: kalahati

Adjective[edit]

half (not comparable)

Consisting of a half (½, 50%).

Synonyms: semi-, hemi-, demi-

a half kilo

a half hour

a half dollar
Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.

a half truth
- Assumed from thence a half-consent.
(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.

Usage notes[edit]

(consisting of a half): The adjective and noun are often united to form a compound, half-hour.

Derived terms[edit]

See also those listed at Category:English terms prefixed with half-.

all over hell’s half acre
at half-sword
automatic half-barrier level crossing
baker’s half dozen
by half
centre half
centre-half
cheap at half the price
cut the baby in half
do by half-measures
dummy half
first half
four-half
glass-half-empty
glass-half-full
go half and half
go off half-cocked
half a dozen
half a loaf is better than no bread
half a loaf is better than no loaf
half a mind
half a mo
half adder
half again
half an eye
half an hour
half ape
half ass
half back
half baked
half bath
half bathroom
half bent
half binding
half birthday
half blood
half blue
half board
half boarder
half brother
half brother-in-law
half butt
half cadence
half cap
half cell
half cent
half cock
half cocked
half columnar
half court
half cut
half day
half dime
half dozen
half duplex
half eagle
half fare
half foot
half forward
half full
half gip
half glove
half gross
half gyp
half hitch
half hose
half in the bag
half joe
half lit
half mast
half measure
half moon
half murder
half nelson
half nephew
half niece
half note
half orphan
half page
half pay
half pipe
half polluted
half price
half rest
half rhyme
half round
half seas over
half shaft
half shell
half shift
half sib
half sister
half sister-in-law
half smile
half sovereign
half space
half stack
half staff
half step
half term
half tide
half time
half tint
half title
half tone
half truth
half viaduct
half volley
half year
half-a-crown
half-and-half
half-angel
half-ape
half-asleep
half-ass
half-assed
half-assedly
half-awake
half-back
half-baked
half-ball
half-baptism
half-barrier
half-bat
half-birthday
half-blood
half-blooded
half-boot
half-bound
half-brained
half-breadth plan
half-break
half-bred
half-breed
half-broken
half-brother
half-built
half-caf
half-caste
half-cell
half-century
half-chance
half-clammed
half-cocked
half-court
half-court line
half-court violation
half-cousin
half-cracked
half-crown
half-cut
half-dead
half-deal
half-demon
half-diminished seventh chord
half-dollar
half-dozen
half-duplex
half-edge
half-elf
half-elven
half-embrace
half-equation
half-expect
half-faced
half-finished
half-first cousin
half-fish
half-free
half-gip
half-god
half-grown
half-gyp
half-halt
half-hardy
half-heartedly
half-heartedness
half-hitch
half-holiday
half-hourlong
half-hourly
half-human
half-hunter
half-identical
half-inch
half-integer
half-integral
half-island
half-jacket
half-Jew
half-jokingly
half-kirtle
half-landing
half-length
half-life
half-light
half-line
half-long
half-long vowel
half-marathon
half-marathoner
half-marrow
half-mast
half-measure
half-metal
half-metallic
half-metallicity
half-monthly
half-moon
half-mourning
half-naked
half-natural
half-nephew
half-niece
half-night stand
half-noble
half-one
half-op
half-open
half-open file
half-open interval
half-orphan
half-pant
half-pass
half-past-six
half-pike
half-pint
half-pipe
half-plane
half-plate
half-port
half-price
half-rate
half-ray
half-reaction
half-read
half-rocked
half-royal
half-seen
half-shower
half-sib
half-sibling
half-sibling-in-law
half-sighted
half-silvered mirror
half-sister
half-smile
half-staff
half-standard
half-step
half-strained
half-suit
half-term
half-tide
half-timbering
half-time
half-timer
half-tint
half-title
half-tone
half-track
half-tracker
half-truth
half-uncle
half-unicorn
half-up half-down
half-value thickness
half-virgin
half-volley
half-waking
half-waxen
half-wheel
half-width
half-wild
half-wit
half-witch
half-witted
half-wizard
half-year
half-yearly
half-zip
halfness
jury of half-tongue
knowing is half the battle
like one o’clock half struck
listen with half an ear
maternal half aunt
maternal half-uncle
on the half hour
one and a half
one half
one-and-a-half-spaced
one-half
open half space
paternal half aunt
paternal half-uncle
rear admiral lower half
saw the baby in half
second-half
see the glass half-empty
see the glass half-full
see with half an eye
well begun is half done
you can’t be half pregnant

Descendants[edit]

→ Fiji Hindi: haafaa
→ Hawaiian: hapa
- → English: hapa
→ Japanese: ハーフ (hāfu)
- → English: hafu
→ Maori: hāwhe
→ Pitjantjatjara: aapa

Translations[edit]

consisting of a half

Abkhaz: абжа (abẑa)
Albanian: gjysmë (sq)
Armenian: կես (hy) (kes)
Assamese: আধা (adha)
Azerbaijani: yarım
Bashkir: ярты (yartı), ярым (yarım)
Bikol Central: kabanga (bcl)
Bulgarian: половин (polovin)
Catalan: mig (ca)
Chechen: ах (ax)
Chinese:

Cantonese: 半 (bun³)

Mandarin: 半 (zh) (bàn)
Czech: půl (cs)
Danish: halv (da)
Dutch: half (nl)
Esperanto: duona
Estonian: pool (et)
Ewe: afɑ̃
Finnish: puoli (fi)
French: demi (fr)
Friulian: mieç
Georgian: ნახევარი (naxevari)
German: halb (de)
Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍃 (halbs)
Greek: ήμισυς (el) m (ímisys), μισός (el) m (misós)

Ancient: ἥμισυς (hḗmisus)
Gujarati: અર્ધું m (ardhũ), અડધું m (aḍadhũ)
Hindi: आधा (hi) m (ādhā), अर्ध m (ardh), अर्द्ध (hi) m (arddh)
Indonesian: setengah (id)
Irish: leath-
Japanese: 半 (ja) (nakaba, han), ハーフ (hāfu)
Kapampangan: kapitna
Khmer: កន្លះ (km) (kɑnlah), ចំហៀង (km) (cɑmhiəng)
Korean: 반 (ko) (ban)
Kurdish:

Central Kurdish: نیو‎ (ckb) (nîw)

Northern Kurdish: nîv (ku) m
Lao: ເຄິ່ງ (khœng)
Latgalian: puse f
Latin: dīmidium n, sēmis m
Latvian: puse (lv) f
Lithuanian: pusė f
Manchu: ᡥᠣᠨᡨᠣᡥᠣ (hontoho)
Maori: haurua
Mongolian: хагас (mn) (xagas)
Northern Thai: ᨣᩕᩮᩥ᩠᩵ᨦ
Norwegian:

Bokmål: halv (no)

Nynorsk: halv
Occitan: mièg (oc)
Oriya: ଅଧା (ôdha)
Persian: نیم‎ (fa) (nim)
Polish: pół- (pl), połowiczny (pl)
Portuguese: metade (pt), meio (pt)
Quechua: ch’iqta
Romanian: semi- (ro), emi-, jumate (ro), jumătate (ro)
Russian: пол- (ru) (pol-), полу- (ru) (polu-)
Sanskrit: अर्ध (sa) (ardhá)
Serbo-Croatian: polovina (sh)
Sinhalese: බාගය (bāgaya)
Slovene: pol (sl)
Sranan Tongo: afu
Swedish: halv (sv)
Tagalog: kalahati
Thai: ครึ่ง (th) (krʉ̂ng), กึ่ง (th) (gʉ̀ng)
Turkish: yarı (tr),buçuk (tr)
Vietnamese: phân nửa
West Frisian: heal
Yiddish: האַלב‎ (halb)

Adverb[edit]

half (not comparable)

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

half-colored

half done

half persuaded

half conscious

He does sometimes half wish to change his life, but it is too difficult.
- 1690, [John] Dryden, Don Sebastian, King of Portugal: […], London: […] Jo. Hindmarsh, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page number):
  
  Half loth and half consenting.
- Their children spoke half in the speech of Ashdod.
Practically, nearly.
- c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], part 1, 2nd edition, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene v:
  
  To be a King, is halfe to bee a God.

Usage notes[edit]

(approximating a half): The phrase half again expresses an amount in addition to the amount being compared to. E.g., half as many people refers to 50% of the original number, while half again as many people refers to 150% of the original number.

Synonyms[edit]

(partially; imperfectly): halfly (obsolete)

Derived terms[edit]

a danger foreseen is half avoided
a fault confessed is half redressed
half-arsed
half-filled
half-forgotten
half-full
half-hearted
half-timbered

Translations[edit]

in two equal parts or to an equal degree

Azerbaijani: yarı
Bashkir: ярым (yarım), яртылай (yartılay)
Bulgarian: наполовина (napolovina)
Dutch: half (nl)
Estonian: pool (et)
Finnish: puoli- (fi), puoliksi (fi), puolittain
Georgian: სანახევროდ (sanaxevrod)
German: halb (de)
Hungarian: fél- (hu), félig (hu)
Norwegian:

Bokmål: halv (no)—

Nynorsk: halv—
Russian: почти́ (ru) (počtí), наполови́ну (ru) (napolovínu)
Swedish: halvt (sv)

Verb[edit]

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

(transitive, obsolete) To halve.

Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bisect

Translations[edit]

Preposition[edit]

half

(UK, Ireland) Half past; a half-hour (30 minutes) after the last hour.

Synonym: (North America, Australia) half past

The time is 9:30; it is half nine.
(Discuss⁽⁺⁾ this sense) (rare, see usage notes) A half-hour to (preceding) the next hour.

In some countries, «half seven» means 6:30.

Usage notes[edit]

In English, the first sense (half past) is the only sense in current use. The second sense (half-hour before) is almost exclusively used in reference to other cultural or linguistic backgrounds where a similar usage exists.

Interjection[edit]

half

(theater) A call reminding performers that the performance will begin in thirty minutes.

References[edit]

half in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch half, from Old Dutch *half, from Proto-West Germanic *halb, from Proto-Germanic *halbaz.

Cognate with English half, German halb, West Frisian heal, Danish halv.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɦɑlf/
Hyphenation: half
Rhymes: -ɑlf

Adjective[edit]

half (not comparable)

half
(with numbers) half before the next whole

half tien

half past nine (i.e. half of the tenth hour)

anderhalf

one and a half (half before two, with ander originally meaning second)
(with months) the middle of that month

half maart

mid-March

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of half
uninflected	half
inflected	halve
comparative	—
	positive
predicative/adverbial	half
indefinite	m./f. sing.	halve
n. sing.	half
plural	halve
definite	halve
partitive	halfs

Derived terms[edit]

anderhalf
halfgod m
halfrond n
halfstok
halfweg
halveren
halverwege
helft

Descendants[edit]

Berbice Creole Dutch: halfu
Negerhollands: half
→? Sranan Tongo: afu (dated)
- → Aukan: aloefoe
- → Saramaccan: háfu, áfu

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /half/

Verb[edit]

half

first/third-person singular preterite of helfen

Middle English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old English healf, half, from Proto-West Germanic *halb, from Proto-Germanic *halbaz.

Noun[edit]

half (plural halves or halfes or halven)

half
part; side; behalf

(Can we find and add a quotation of Wyclif to this entry?)
- 1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Myllers Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, →OCLC:
  
  The four halves of the house
  
  (please add an English translation of this quote)

Alternative forms[edit]

halfe, halph, alf, alfe, hælf, healf, healfe, elf, haf, hafe, halve, alve, hælve, helve

Adjective[edit]

half

half

Alternative forms[edit]

healf (early)

Adverb[edit]

half

half

Alternative forms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

English: half (see there for further descendants)
Scots: hauf
Yola: halleef, halef, halluf

References[edit]

“half, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
“half, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
“half, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Источник

half

(hăf, häf)

n. pl. halves (hăvz, hävz)

a. One of two equal parts that together constitute a whole.

b. One part approximately equal to the remaining part.

2. Informal A 50-cent piece.

3. Sports

a. One of the two playing periods into which certain games are divided.

b. A halfback.

4. Chiefly British A school term; a semester.

5. Half an hour: a half past one.

adj.

a. Being one of two equal parts.

b. Being approximately a half.

2. Partial or incomplete: gave me a half smile.

adv.

1. To the extent of exactly or nearly 50 percent: The tank is half empty.

2. Not completely or sufficiently; partly: only half right.

Idioms:

by half

1. By a considerable extent.

2. By an excessive amount: too clever by half.

by halves

In a reluctant manner; unenthusiastically.

half again as many/much

One-and-a-half times as much or as many; 50 percent more.

not half

Not at all: «Fancy housing? Not half likely, ma’am» (Russell Baker).

not the half of

Only a fraction or a small part of.

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half

(hɑːf)

n, pl halves (hɑːvz)

a. either of two equal or corresponding parts that together comprise a whole

b. a quantity equalling such a part: half a dozen.

2. (Units) half a pint, esp of beer

3. (Brewing) Scot a small drink of spirits, esp whisky

4. (General Sporting Terms) sport the half of the pitch regarded as belonging to one team

5. (Golf) golf an equal score on a hole or round with an opponent

6. (Team Sports, other than specified) (in various games) either of two periods of play separated by an interval (the first half and second half)

7. a half-price ticket on a bus, train, etc

10. (Soccer) sport short for halfback

11. (Rugby) sport short for halfback

12. obsolete a half-year period

13. better half jocular a person’s wife or husband

14. by half by an excessive amount or to an excessive degree: he’s too arrogant by half.

15. by halves (used with a negative) without being thorough or exhaustive: we don’t do things by halves.

16. go halves

a. to share the expenses (of something with one other person)

b. to share the whole amount (of something with another person): to go halves on an orange.

determiner

a. being a half or approximately a half: half the kingdom.

b. (as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural): half of them came.

adj

not perfect or complete; partial: he only did a half job on it.

adv

17. to the amount or extent of a half

18. to a great amount or extent

19. partially; to an extent

20. half one half two half three, etc informal 30 minutes after one o’clock, two o’clock, three o’clock, etc

21. have half a mind to to have the intention of

22. not half informal

a. not in any way: he’s not half clever enough.

b. Brit really; very; indeed: he isn’t half stupid.

c. certainly; yes, indeed

[Old English healf; related to Old Norse halfr, Old High German halb, Dutch half]

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half

(hæf, hɑf)

n., pl. halves (havz, hävz),
adj., adv. n.

1. one of two equal or approximately equal parts, as of an object, unit of measure or time, or other divisible whole; a part of a whole equal or almost equal to the remainder.

2. a quantity or amount equal to such a part (½).

3. either of two equal periods of play in a game, usu. with an intermission separating them. Compare quarter (def. 10).

4. one of two; a part of a pair.

5. a halfback.

b. the sum of 50 cents.

adj.

7. being one of two equal or approximately equal parts of a divisible whole: a half quart.

8. being half or about half of anything in degree, amount, length, etc.: at half speed; a half sleeve.

9. partial or incomplete.

adv.

10. in or to the extent or measure of half: half full.

11. in part; partly; incompletely.

12. to some extent; almost.

Idioms:

1. by half, by a great deal; by far.

2. half again as much or as many, 50 percent more: This mug holds half again as much coffee as the smaller one.

3. in half, into halves or two approximately equal parts: The vase broke in half.

4. not (the) half of it, a relatively minor part of the matter under discussion.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English h(e)alf, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon half, Old High German halb, Old Norse halfr, Gothic halbs]

half

– half of

1. used in front of noun phrases

Half or half of an amount or object is one of the two equal parts that together make up the whole amount or object.

You use half or half of in front of a noun phrase beginning with a determiner. Half is more common.

He had finished about half his drink.

She is allowed to keep half of her tips.

She’d known me half her life.

For half of his adult life he has lived in Tokyo.

Be Careful!
Don’t say ‘the half of‘.

In front of measurement words like metre, kilogram, or hour, you always use half, not ‘half of’.

They were nearly half a mile away.

The fault was fixed in half an hour.

They had been friends for about half a century.

Use half of in front of pronouns. Don’t use ‘half’.

The waitress brought the drink, and Ellen drank half of it immediately.

More than half of them have gone back to their home towns.

Be Careful!
Don’t use ‘they’ or ‘we’ after half of. Instead use them or us.

Half of them have had no education at all.

If production goes down by half, half of us lose our jobs.

When you use half or half of in front of a singular noun or pronoun, you use a singular form of a verb after the noun or pronoun.

Half her property belongs to him.

Half of it was destroyed in a fire.

When you use half or half of in front of a plural noun or pronoun, you use a plural form of a verb after the noun or pronoun.

Half my friends have children.

Half of them were still married.

2. used as a pronoun

Half can be a pronoun.

Roughly half are French and roughly half are from North America.

Half of the money is for you, half is for me.

3. used as a noun

You can also use half as a noun to talk about a particular part of something.

The house was built in the first half of the eighteenth century.

Philip rented an apartment in the top half of a two-storey house.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	half — one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; «half a loaf»; «half an hour»; «a century and one half» one-half common fraction, simple fraction — the quotient of two integers fifty percent — a half expressed as a percentage mediety, moiety — one of two (approximately) equal parts
	2.	half — one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval football, football game — any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other’s goal basketball, basketball game, hoops — a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop division, section, part — one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; «the written part of the exam»; «the finance section of the company»; «the BBC’s engineering division» period of play, playing period, play — (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; «rain stopped play in the 4th inning» first half — the first of two halves of play last half, second half — the second of two halves of play
Adj.	1.	half — consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity; «a half chicken»; «lasted a half hour» fractional — constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety; «a fractional share of the vote»; «a partial dose»
	2.	half — partial; «gave me a half smile»; «he did only a half job» incomplete, uncomplete — not complete or total; not completed; «an incomplete account of his life»; «political consequences of incomplete military success»; «an incomplete forward pass»
	3.	half — (of siblings) related through one parent only; «a half brother»; «half sister» whole — (of siblings) having the same parents; «whole brothers and sisters»
Adv.	1.	half — partially or to the extent of a half; «he was half hidden by the bushes»

half

noun

1. fifty per cent, equal part A half of the voters have not made up their minds.

not half

2. absolutely, yes, indeed, ya (S. African), yebo (S. African informal) ‘Fancy a top up?’ ‘Not half.’

Proverbs
«The half is better than the whole»
«Half a loaf is better than no bread»

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Translations

половина

napůlpoločaspolovičatýpolovičnípolovina

halvhalvdelhalvthalvleg

puolipuolikaspuoliksi

napolapolovicapolovičan

fél

aî hálfu, hálf-hálf-hálfleikurhálfpartinnhálfur

半分半分だけ半分の

반반쯤절반

atlikti darbą ne iki galodalinisdar kaipgerokaiiki pusės

daļējidaļējsgandrīznepilnspus-

jumătate

polovicapolovičný

polpolovicapolčas

hälfthalvhalvt

nusu

ครึ่งครึ่งหนึ่ง

một nửatới một nửa

half

[hɑːf] N (halves (pl))

A. N

2. (Sport) [of match] → tiempo m; (= player) → medio m
first/second half → primer/segundo tiempo m

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half

[ˈhɑːf] [halves] [ˈhɑːvz] (pl)

[amount, object] → moitié f
half of it → la moitié
half of, half → la moitié de
half of the cake; half the cake → la moitié du gâteau
She ate half the orange.; She ate half of the orange → Elle a mangé la moitié de l’orange.
the two halves of the brain
BUT les deux hémisphères du cerveau.
half the amount of → la moitié de
to cut sth in half → couper qch en deux
the first half [play, performance] → la première partie
the first half of the year → le premier semestre de l’année
the second half [play, performance] → la deuxième partie
the second half of the year → le deuxième semestre de l’année
half the time (= most of the time)
He was drunk half the time → Il était ivre la moitié du temps.
to go halves with sb → se mettre de moitié avec qn
to go halves with sb on sth → partager le coût de qch avec qn
Let’s go halves → On partage.
to do things by halves
She never does things by halves → Elle ne fait jamais les choses à moitié.
too … by half
He’s too clever by half! → Il est un peu trop malin!

(in numbers, measurements) two and a half → deux et demi
two and a half thousand pounds → deux mille cinq cents livres
half a pound → une demi-livre → 250 g
half a kilo → un demi-kilo
a week and a half → une semaine et demie
half as much as → la moitié de
see also other

(in expressions of time) half past three → trois heures et demie
half past ten → dix heures et demie

[sports ground] → moitié f (du terrain)

(= half pint) → demi-pinte f
a half of lager → une demi-pinte de bière blonde

adj → demi(e)
a half chicken → un demi-poulet
a half bottle of wine → une demi-bouteille de vin

n (US) (= milk and cream) mélange mi-crème mi-laithalf an hour half-an-hour n → une demi-heure
I’ll be back in half an hour → Je serai de retour dans une demi-heure.
half an hour later → une demi-heure plus tard
for half an hour → pendant une demi-heurehalf-back [ˈhɑːfbæk] n → demi mhalf-baked [ˌhɑːfˈbeɪkt] adj [plan, idea] → qui ne tient pas debout; [attempt] → maladroit(e)half board (British) n → demi-pension fhalf-board [ˌhɑːfˈbɔː^rd] modif (British) [accommodation, holiday] → en demi-pensionhalf-breed [ˈhɑːfbriːd] n = half-castehalf-brother [ˈhɑːfbrʌðə^r] n → demi-frère mhalf-caste [ˈhɑːfkɑːst] n → métis(se) m/fhalf day half-day [ˌhɑːfˈdeɪ] n → demi-journée fhalf-day [ˌhɑːfˈdeɪ] modif [tour, excursion, workshop] → d’une demi-journéehalf dead half-dead adj → à moitié mort(e)half-dozen [ˌhɑːfˈdʌz^ən] n → demi-douzaine f
a half-dozen times → une demi-douzaine de fois
a half-dozen people → une demi-douzaine de personneshalf fare n → demi-tarif mhalf-fare [ˌhɑːfˈfɛə^r] modif [ticket] → demi-tarifhalf-grown [ˌhɑːfˈgrəʊn] adj → à mi-croissancehalf-hearted [ˌhɑːfˈhɑː^rtɪd] adj [person, welcome] → peu enthousiaste; [manner] → tiède; [attempt] → timidehalf-heartedly [ˌhɑːfˈhɑː^rtɪdli] adv → sans enthousiasme; [try] → sans convictionhalf-hour half hour [ˌhɑːfˈaʊə^r]

modif
a half-hour TV programme → un programme d’une demi-heurehalf-life half life [ˈhɑːflaɪf] n [radioactive substance] → demi-vie fhalf-mast [ˌhɑːfˈmɑːst] n
at half-mast [flag] → en berne, à mi-mât
to fly at half-mast [flag] → être en bernehalf measure half-measure n → demi-mesure fhalf moon half-moon n → demi-lune fhalf note half-note n (US) → blanche fhalf pay half-pay n
to be on half pay → toucher un demi-salaire

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half

adj → halb; a half cup → eine halbe Tasse; with half his usual strength → nur mit halber Kraft; at or for half price → zum halben Preis; half one thing half another → halb und halb, halb das eine und halb das andere; half man half beast → halb Mensch, halb Tier; it’s neither opera nor operetta but sort of half and half → es ist so ein Zwischending nt → zwischen Oper und Operette

adv

(Brit inf) he’s not half stupid/rich etc → er ist vielleicht or unheimlich dumm/reich etc; it didn’t half rain → es HAT vielleicht geregnet; not half bad → gar nicht schlecht; not half! → und wie! und ob!

it’s half past three or half three → es ist halb vier

he is half as big as his sister → er ist halb so groß wie seine Schwester; half as big again → anderthalbmal so groß; he earns half as much as you → er verdient halb so viel wie Sie; he earns half as much again as you → er verdient die Hälfte mehr als du or anderthalbmal so viel wie du; give me half as much again → gib mir noch die Hälfte dazu

half

half-arsed, (US) half-assed

halfback

n (Sport) → Läufer(in) m(f)

half-binding

n (of book) → Halbband m

half-breed

adj

a half child (dated) → ein Mischlingskind nt; a half Indian (dated) → ein Halbblutindianer m

half-cocked

adj pistol → in Vorderraststellung; to go off half (fig inf: person) → voreilig handeln, einfach drauflosmachen (inf)

half-crown

n (in old Brit system) → Half Crown f, → Zweieinhalbschillingstück nt

half-cut

adj (Brit inf: = drunk) → besoffen (inf)

half-day

n (= holiday) → halber freier Tag; we’ve got a half → wir haben einen halben Tag frei

half-dead

adj (lit, fig) → halb tot (→ with vor +dat)

half face

n (in painting, photography) → Profil nt

half-frame camera

n → Halbformatkamera f

half-hourly

adj → halbstündlich

half-mast

n at half (also hum) → (auf) halbmast; with his trousers at half (Brit: = too short) → mit Hochwasserhosen

half-moon

(of fingernails) → Mond m

half-note

n (US Mus) → halbe Note

halfpenny (Brit old)

n → halber Penny, Halfpenny m

attr → Halfpenny-; half stamp/coin → Halfpennymarke/-münze f

half-timbered

adj → Fachwerk-; half building/house → Fachwerkbau m → /-haus nt

half-timbering

n → Fachwerkbauweise f

halftone

n (Art, Phot, US Mus) → Halbton m; (Phot: = process) → Halbtonverfahren nt; (= picture) → Halbtonbild nt

half-track

n (= vehicle) → Halbkettenfahrzeug nt

half volley

n (Tennis) → Halfvolley m, → Halbflugball m

half-volley

vt (Tennis) ball → als Halfvolley schlagen

half

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half

[hɑːf]

1. n (halves (pl))

d. (child’s ticket) → (ridotto per) bambino

2. adj (bottle, quantity, fare, pay) → mezzo/a, metà inv
half a glass, a half glass → (un) mezzo bicchiere
half measures → mezze misure fpl

3. adv

b. (time) half past 3 → le 3 e mezza
half past 12 → le 12 e mezza

half

(haːf) – plural halves (haːvz) – noun

1. one of two equal parts of anything. He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.

2. one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them. The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.

adjective

1. being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something). a half bottle of wine.

2. being made up of two things in equal parts. A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.

3. not full or complete. a half smile.

adverb

1. to the extent of one half. This cup is only half full; It’s half empty.

2. almost; partly. I’m half hoping he won’t come; half dead from hunger.

half-

a half-dozen; a half-kilo of tea.

halve (haːv) verb

1. to divide (something) into two equal parts. He halved the apple.

2. to make half as great as before; to reduce by half. By going away early in the year, we nearly halved the cost of our holiday.

ˌhalf-and-ˈhalf adverb, adjective

in equal parts. We can split the costs between us half-and-half.

ˈhalf-back noun

in football, hockey etc, (a player in) a position directly behind the forwards.

ˈhalf-brother, ˈhalf-sister nouns

a brother or sister by one parent only. My father has been married twice, and I have two half-brothers.

ˈhalf-caste noun

a person whose father and mother are of different races, especially white and black.

ˌhalf-ˈhearted adjective

not eager; done without enthusiasm. a half-hearted cheer/attempt.

ˌhalf-ˈheartedly adverbˌhalf-ˈheartedness nounˌhalf-ˈholiday noun

a part of a day (usually the afternoon) during which no work is done. the school-children were given a half-holiday to celebrate the football team’s success.

ˌhalf-ˈhourly adjective, adverb

done etc every half-hour. at half-hourly intervals; The buses to town run half-hourly.

ˌhalf-ˈterm noun

(the period when students are given) a holiday about the middle of a term. We get a week’s holiday at half-term; (also adjective) a half-term holiday.

ˌhalf-ˈtime noun

a short rest between two halves of a game (of football etc). the players ate oranges at half-time.

ˌhalf-ˈway adjective, adverb

of or at a point equally far from the beginning and the end. We have reached the half-way point; We are half-way through the work now.

ˈhalf-wit noun

a fool or idiot.

ˌhalf-ˈwitted adjective

foolish or idiotic.

ˌhalf-ˈyearly adjective, adverb

done etc every six months. a half-yearly report; We balance our accounts half-yearly.

at half mast

(of flags) flying at a position half-way up a mast etc to show that someone of importance has died. The flags are (flying) at half mast.

by half

by a long way. He’s too clever by half.

do things by halves

to do things in an incomplete way. He never does things by halves.

go halves with

to share the cost with.

half past three/four/seven etc ,(American) half after three etc

at thirty minutes past the hour stated. I’m leaving at half past six.

in half

in(to) two equal parts. He cut the cake in half; The pencil broke in half.

not half

a slang expression for very much. `Are you enjoying yourself?’ `Not half!’

half

→ نِصْف, نِصْفِيّ, نِصْفِيًّا napůl, poloviční, polovina halv, halvdel, halvt halb, Hälfte κατά το ήμισυ, μισό, μισός medio, mitad puoli, puolikas, puoliksi à moitié, demi, moitié napola, polovica, polovičan metà, mezzo, quasi 半分, 半分だけ, 半分の 반, 반쯤, 절반 half, helft halv, halvpart, halvt na pół, połowa, połówkowy meio, metade наполовину, половина, половинный hälft, halv, halvt ครึ่ง, ครึ่งหนึ่ง yarı yarıya, yarım một nửa, tới một nửa 一半, 一半的, 半数

half

n. mitad, medio;

___ and ___ → a mitades, en igual proporción;

___ as much → la mitad;

___ brother → medio hermano;

___ -hour → media hora;

___ sister → media hermana;

___ -starved → medio muerto de hambre;

in ___ → en dos mitades.

How much is the modified American plan? (US)
How much is half board? (UK)
It’s two-thirty (US)
It’s half past two (UK)
It’s almost two-thirty (US)
It’s almost half past two (UK)
I’d like to make a reservation for seven-thirty for two people (US)
I’d like to make a reservation for half past seven for two people (UK)

half

adj medio; Take a half pill every morning..Tome media pastilla todas las mañanas; — brother medio hermano; — sister media hermana; adv medio; half asleep..medio dormido; n (pl halves) mitad f

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Defenition of the word half
- One of the two equal parts of a whole.
- Consisting of a half (1/2, 50%) of.
- consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity; «a half chicken»; «lasted a half hour»
- (of siblings) related through one parent only; «a half brother»; «half sister»
- partial; «gave me a half smile»; «he did only a half job»
- in various games or performances: either of two periods of play separated by an interval
- partially or to the extent of a half; «he was half hidden by the bushes»
- one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; «half a loaf» or «half an hour» or «a century and one half»
- one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; «half a loaf»; «half an hour»; «a century and one half»
- one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
- one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval
- consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
- (of siblings) related through one parent only
- partial
- partially or to the extent of a half

Synonyms for the word half

- one-half
- partially
- partly
- semi

Similar words in the half

- fractional
- half
- half’s
- halfback
- halfback’s
- halfbacks
- halfhearted
- halfheartedly
- halfheartedness
- halfheartedness’s
- halfpence
- halfpennies
- halfpenny
- halfpenny’s
- halfway
- incomplete
- uncomplete

Meronymys for the word half

- basketball
- basketball game
- football
- football game
- hoops

Hyponyms for the word half

- fifty percent
- first half
- last half
- mediety
- moiety
- second half

Hypernyms for the word half

- common fraction
- division
- part
- period of play
- play
- playing period
- section
- simple fraction

Antonyms for the word half

- whole

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- The definition of drain
- The interpretation of the word so
- What is meant by battle
- The lexical meaning bark
- The dictionary meaning of the word bash
- The grammatical meaning of the word template
- Meaning of the word star
- Literal and figurative meaning of the word ten
- The origin of the word have
- Synonym for the word health
- Antonyms for the word ice cream
- Homonyms for the word icon
- Hyponyms for the word collide
- Holonyms for the word inquisitive
- Hypernyms for the word interact
- Proverbs and sayings for the word investigator
- Translation of the word in other languages jewel

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