half
[haf, hahf]
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noun, plural halves [havz, hahvz] /hævz, hɑvz/.
adjective
adverb
Origin of half
before 900; Middle English; Old English h(e)alf; cognate with German Halb, Old Norse halfr, Gothic halbs
Synonyms for half
Grammar note
See well1.
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half
noun plural halves (hɑːvz)
determiner
adjective
adverb
Word Origin for half
Old English healf; related to Old Norse halfr, Old High German halb, Dutch half
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