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View usage for: (hɑːv, US hæv) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense halves, present participle halving, past tense, past participle halved1. verbWhen you halve something or when it halves, it is reduced to half its previous size or amount. Dr Lee believes that men who exercise can halve their risk of cancer of the colon. [VERB noun] The work force has been halved in two years. [VERB noun] Since then oil prices have halved in value. [VERB] Synonyms: cut in half, reduce by fifty per cent, decrease by fifty per cent, lessen by fifty per cent More Synonyms of halve 2. verbIf you halve something, you divide it into two equal parts. Halve the pineapple and scoop out the inside. [VERB noun] Synonyms: split in two, cut in half, bisect, divide in two More Synonyms of halve 3. Halves is the plural of half. (hɑːv) verb (transitive)1. to divide into two approximately equal parts 3. to reduce by half, as by cutting 4. golf to take the same number of strokes on (a hole or round) as one's opponent Word origin Old English hielfan; related to Middle High German helben; see halfhalve in American English (hæv; hɑv) verb transitiveWord forms: halved or ˈhalving1. to divide into two equal parts 2. to share (something) equally with someone to halve one's winnings with another 3. to reduce by fifty percent; reduce to half 4. Carpentry to join (two pieces of wood) by cutting away an end of each to half its thickness and fitting the cut ends together 5. Golf to play (a hole, match, etc.) in the same number of strokes as one's opponent Word origin ME halven < half, half Examples of 'halve' in a sentencehalve British English: halve VERB When you halve something or when it halves, it is reduced to half its previous size or amount. The doctor believes that men who exercise can halve their risk of cancer of the colon. - American English: halve
- Brazilian Portuguese: dividir ao meio
- Chinese: 使减半
- European Spanish: reducir a la mitad
- French: réduire de moitié
- German: halbieren
- Italian: ridurre di metà
- Japanese: 半分に減らす
- Korean: 반으로 줄이다
- European Portuguese: dividir ao meio
- Latin American Spanish: reducir a la mitad
Chinese translation of 'halve' vt - (= reduce)
将(將) ... 减(減)半 (jiāng ... jiǎnbàn) - (= divide in two)
将(將) ... 分成两(兩)半 (jiāng ... fēnchéng liǎngbàn)
vi - (= decrease by half)
减(減)半 (jiǎnbàn)
Definition to reduce (the size or amount of something) by half The work force has been halved in two years. Synonyms cut in half reduce by fifty per cent decrease by fifty per cent lessen by fifty per cent Definition to divide (something) into two equal parts Halve the pineapple and scoop out the inside. Synonyms split in two cut in half divide in two share equally divide equally Additional synonymsDefinition to cut or split into two The main street bisects the town. Synonyms cut in two, cross, separate, split, halve, cleave, cut across, intersect, cut in half, split down the middle, divide in two, bifurcate |