halve
[ hav, hahv ]
/ hæv, hɑv /
verb (used with object), halved, halv·ing.
to divide into two equal parts.
to share equally: to halve one's rations with a stranger.
to reduce to half.
Golf. to play (a hole, round, or match) in the same number of strokes as one's opponent.
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TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTIdioms for halve
halve together, to join (two pieces of wood) by cutting from one, at the place of joining, a portion fitting to that left solid in the other.
Origin of halve
1250–1300; Middle English halven, derivative of half
OTHER WORDS FROM halve
un·halved, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH halve
halve haveWords nearby halve
haltom city, halton, halton hills, halutz, halvah, halve, halvers, halves, halyard, halysites, halévy
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British Dictionary definitions for halve
halve
/ (hɑːv) /
verb (tr)
to divide into two approximately equal parts
to share equally
to reduce by half, as by cutting
golf to take the same number of strokes on (a hole or round) as one's opponent
Word Origin for halve
Old English hielfan; related to Middle High German helben; see half
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