halve
To reduce to half the original amountTo reduce to half the original amount.
» He cut the apple into two halves.
Er schnitt den Apfel in zwei Hälften.
Он разрезал яблоко на две половинки.
Він розрізав яблуко на дві половинки.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To reduce to half the original amount.
halbieren
сокраща́ть наполови́нуsokraščátʹ napolovínu, сократи́ть наполови́нуsokratítʹ napolovínu
(transitive)To divide into two halves.
halbieren, hälften, zweiteilen
дели́ть попола́мdelítʹ popolám, раздели́ть попола́мrazdelítʹ popolám
divide by two; divide into halves
(transitive)To make up half of.
(transitive)To join two pieces of timber etc. by cutting away each for half its thickness at the joining place, and fitting together.
(transitive)In match play, to achieve a tie or draw on.
Examples
40 sentencesHe cut the apple into two halves.
Він розрізав яблуко на дві половинки.
ruОн разрезал яблоко на две половинки.
deEr schnitt den Apfel in zwei Hälften.
You shouldn't do things by halves.
ruНе стоит делать что-то наполовину.
I'll never do anything by halves.
ruЯ никогда ничего не делаю наполовину.
deIch werde nie halbe Sachen machen.
Cut the paper into two halves.
ruРазрежь бумагу на половинки.
He doesn't do things by halves.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English halven, helven, from Old English hilfan, helfan, *hielfan (“to halve,From Middle English halven, helven, from Old English hilfan, helfan, *hielfan (“to halve, divide in two”), from Proto-West Germanic *halbijan, from Proto-Germanic *halbijaną (“to halve”), from Proto-Germanic *halbaz (“half”).
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Forms
halves, halving, halved, halvedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle