Meaning

1 senses
  1. To halve.

Examples

2365 sentences
  1. School begins at half past eight.

    Заняття почитаються о пів на дев'яту. — deniko

    ruЗанятия в школе начинаются в восемь тридцать. — noxend

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. I was up half the night.

    Я не спав півночі. — deniko

    ruЯ половину ночи не спал. — Olya

  5. 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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Forms

halves, halving, halved, halved
Base formhalf · to half
3rd person singularhalves
Present participlehalving
Past simplehalved
Past participlehalved

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhalf
he, she, ithalves

Past simpleLesson

all personshalved

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave halved
he, she, ithas halved

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill half

Synonyms

6 synonyms

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

See also

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