half
Half past; a half-hour after the last hourHalf past; a half-hour (30 minutes) after the last hour.
» 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
2 senses(Ireland, UK)Half past; a half-hour (30 minutes) after the last hour.
The time is 9:30; it is half nine.
(rare)A half-hour to (preceding) the next hour.
In some countries, "half seven" means 6:30.
Examples
2365 sentencesSchool begins at half past eight.
Заняття почитаються о пів на дев'яту. — deniko
ruЗанятия в школе начинаются в восемь тридцать. — noxend
She cut the apple in half.
Вона розрізала яблука навпіл. — deniko
ruОна разрезала яблоко пополам. — Xitsa
deSie schnitt den Apfel in der Mitte durch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'll be a half hour late.
Я запізнюся на пів години. — deniko
ruЯ опоздаю на полчаса. — marafon
deIch komme eine halbe Stunde später. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I was up half the night.
Я не спав півночі. — deniko
ruЯ половину ночи не спал. — Olya
I gave my half to Tom.
Я віддав свою половину Тому. — deniko
ruЯ отдал свою половину Тому. — soweli_Elepanto
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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Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons 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