halve
verb (used with object)
to divide into two equal parts.
had halved
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past perfectof halve.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But by the day's end, the Kospi was six percent lower, while SK hynix and Samsung had halved their losses.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
By the time hostilities commenced in the Middle East it had halved, and Michael Saylor’s bitcoin vehicle suffered an even more vertiginous drop, from north of $450 last summer to a February trough of $106.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026
The party also highlighted Home Office data it said showed that total arrests had halved since 2010.
From BBC ● May 29, 2024
Underscoring the weakness in its home market, Europe's largest carmaker said its EV order intake had halved to 150,000 in Europe from 300,000 last year.
From Reuters ● Oct. 26, 2023
She was leaving him an abundance; she had halved her fortune and was giving her share to the convent.
From The Precipice by Elia Wilkinson Peattie
