halve
verb (used with object)
to divide into two equal parts.
halved
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past participleof halve.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof halve.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
halveverb (used with object)to divide into two equal parts.
Example Sentences
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Ella Miller and Alex Kovach bought a home in one such area, East Baltimore’s Johnston Square, where nonprofit developer ReBUILD Metro has halved the number of vacant homes in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Ken Tam, manager of Videocom Computer, which specialises in custom-built PCs, said business has halved since price rises began in September.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
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
The stock’s surge marks a turnaround in investor sentiment, as shares of Super Micro have nearly halved since their early June peak.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Boyle found that if the pressure was doubled, the volume of trapped air was halved; if the pressure was tripled the volume was reduced to a third; and so on.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
