halves

American  

[havz, hahvz] / hævz, hɑvz /

noun

1. plural of half.

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idioms

1. by halves,

   1. incompletely or partially.

      to do things by halves.

   2. halfheartedly.

      better not at all than by halves.

2. go halves, to share equally; divide evenly.

halves More Idioms  

1. see by halves; go halves. Also see under half.

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Example Sentences

Both versions of the verticillin molecule are built from two identical halves that must be connected into a structure called a dimer.

From Science Daily

If you use the Rule of 72 with 8% to 10% inflation, your purchasing power halves in less than a decade.

From MarketWatch

That there are two halves of one full person.

From Los Angeles Times

But Kelly thinks “next year is going to be a year of two halves,” he said by phone, with the first half potentially “pretty strong.”

From MarketWatch

But Kelly thinks “next year is going to be a year of two halves,” he said by phone, with the first half potentially “pretty strong.”

From MarketWatch

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