halve
verb (used with object)
to divide into two equal parts.
is halving
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present progressiveof halve (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The government's top priority is halving inflation - the increase in prices over time - by the end of 2023.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2023
China is halving the time that people arriving from overseas must stay in a Covid-19 quarantine facility, reducing it from two weeks to one, the country’s National Health Commission said on Tuesday.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2022
That follows Subway restaurants, which said this week it is halving franchisees’ royalty payments and suspending their payments for advertising for four weeks, as well as helping with rent abatement, reduction and deferral.
From Reuters ● Mar. 19, 2020
The rate of new infections in the country is halving every fortnight; the number of confirmed new infections fell to just nine in the eight days ending Jan. 20.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2015
Last month Spotify announced one million paying subscribers Online music service Spotify is halving the amount of free music that users can listen to.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2011
