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A call reminding performers that the performance will begin in thirty minutesA call reminding performers that the performance will begin in thirty minutes.
» School begins at half past eight.
Занятия в школе начинаются в восемь тридцать.
Занятия в школе начинаются в половине девятого.
Заняття почитаються о пів на дев'яту.
Meaning
1 sensesA call reminding performers that the performance will begin in thirty minutes.
Examples
2365 sentencesSchool begins at half past eight.
Заняття почитаються о пів на дев'яту.
ruЗанятия в школе начинаются в восемь тридцать.
She cut the apple in half.
Вона розрізала яблука навпіл.
ruОна разрезала яблоко пополам.
deSie schnitt den Apfel in der Mitte durch.
I'll be a half hour late.
Я запізнюся на пів години.
ruЯ опоздаю на полчаса.
deIch komme eine halbe Stunde später.
I was up half the night.
Я не спав півночі.
ruЯ половину ночи не спал.
I gave my half to Tom.
Я віддав свою половину Тому.
ruЯ отдал свою половину Тому.
Origin
From Middle English half, halfe from Old English healf (“half”); as a noun, 'half', 'side'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.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Numbers, dates and time — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
12 patterns- half an an
- and a half
- half of the
- at half past
- in half an
- half past
- for half an
- half asleep
- more than half
- half his age
- half of these
- was half asleep