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Definition of: half
(haf, häf) noun plural halves (havz, hävz)
One of two equal parts into which a thing is or may be divided, or a quantity equal to such a part.
—to, for, at, or on halves For half the crop or profits: for rent at halves, to farm on halves.
—adjective
1. Being one of two equal parts of a thing.
2. Partial; approximately one half of, in amount or value.
—adverb To the degree or extent of a half; partially.
—not half bad Brit. Actually quite good, don't you know! [OE hælf]
Half frequently appears as the first element in hyphenated compounds, with the following meanings:
1. Exactly half; as in:
| half–acre | half–foot | half–pounder |
| half–barrel | half–full | half–price |
| half–century | half–inch | half–rod |
| half–circle | half–liter | half–round |
| half–day | half–mile | half–thick |
| half–dozen | half–mystic | half–timer |
| half–fill | half–pound | half–weight |
2. Partial or partially; approximately half; as in:
| half–admitted | half–deserted | half–mad |
| half–afraid | half–digested | half–make |
| half–alive | half–done | half–murder |
| half–altered | half–dressed | half–open |
| half–angry | half–drunk | half–opened |
| half–ashamed | half–earnest | half–raw |
| half–awake | half–eaten | half–ripe |
| half–belief | half–ebb | half–ruined |
| half–believe | half–educated | half–safe |
| half–bent | half–finished | half–serious |
| half–blind | half–frozen | half–shut |
| half–buried | half–gloom | half–sleep |
| half–civilized | half–grown | half–spoiled |
| half–cleaned | half–hidden | half–strength |
| half–clear | half–human | half–submerge |
| half–conscious | half–humorous | half–true |
| half–crazy | half–joking | half–whisper |
| half–dead | half–knowledge | half–wild |
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