half
[ haf, hahf ]
/ hæf, hɑf /
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noun, plural halves [havz, hahvz]. /hævz, hɑvz/.
adjective
adverb
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Idioms for half
Origin of half
before 900; Middle English; Old English h(e)alf; cognate with German Halb,Old Norse halfr,Gothic halbs
grammar notes for half
See well1.
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Related prefixes: bi-, demi-, hemi-, semi-Word Origin for half
Old English healf; related to Old Norse halfr, Old High German halb, Dutch half
British Dictionary definitions for half (2 of 2)
half-
prefix
one of two equal partshalf-moon
related by one parent onlyhalf-sister
not completely; partlyhalf-hardy
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