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half H0021100 (hăf, häf)n. pl. halves (hăvz, hävz) 1. a. One of two equal parts that together constitute a whole.b. One part approximately equal to the remaining part.2. Informal A 50-cent piece.3. Sports a. One of the two playing periods into which certain games are divided.b. A halfback.4. Chiefly British A school term; a semester.5. Half an hour: a half past one.adj.1. a. Being one of two equal parts.b. Being approximately a half.2. Partial or incomplete: gave me a half smile.adv.1. To the extent of exactly or nearly 50 percent: The tank is half empty.2. Not completely or sufficiently; partly: only half right.Idioms: by half1. By a considerable extent.2. By an excessive amount: too clever by half. by halves In a reluctant manner; unenthusiastically.half again as many/much One-and-a-half times as much or as many; 50 percent more. in half Into halves. not half Not at all: "Fancy housing? Not half likely, ma'am" (Russell Baker). not the half of Only a fraction or a small part of. [Middle English, from Old English healf; see skel- in Indo-European roots.]half (hɑːf) n, pl halves (hɑːvz) 1. a. either of two equal or corresponding parts that together comprise a wholeb. a quantity equalling such a part: half a dozen. 2. (Units) half a pint, esp of beer3. (Brewing) Scot a small drink of spirits, esp whisky4. (General Sporting Terms) sport the half of the pitch regarded as belonging to one team5. (Golf) golf an equal score on a hole or round with an opponent6. (Team Sports, other than specified) (in various games) either of two periods of play separated by an interval (the first half and second half)7. a half-price ticket on a bus, train, etc8. short for half-hour9. (Currencies) short for halfpenny110. (Soccer) sport short for halfback11. (Rugby) sport short for halfback12. obsolete a half-year period13. better half jocular a person's wife or husband14. by half by an excessive amount or to an excessive degree: he's too arrogant by half. 15. by halves (used with a negative) without being thorough or exhaustive: we don't do things by halves. 16. go halves a. to share the expenses (of something with one other person)b. to share the whole amount (of something with another person): to go halves on an orange. determinera. being a half or approximately a half: half the kingdom. b. (as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural): half of them came. adjnot perfect or complete; partial: he only did a half job on it. adv17. to the amount or extent of a half18. to a great amount or extent19. partially; to an extent20. half one half two half three, etc informal 30 minutes after one o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock, etc21. have half a mind to to have the intention of22. not half informal a. not in any way: he's not half clever enough. b. Brit really; very; indeed: he isn't half stupid. c. certainly; yes, indeed[Old English healf; related to Old Norse halfr, Old High German halb, Dutch half]half (hæf, hɑf) n., pl. halves (havz, hävz), adj., adv. n. 1. one of two equal or approximately equal parts, as of an object, unit of measure or time, or other divisible whole; a part of a whole equal or almost equal to the remainder. 2. a quantity or amount equal to such a part (½). 3. either of two equal periods of play in a game, usu. with an intermission separating them. Compare quarter (def. 10). 4. one of two; a part of a pair. 5. a halfback. 6. a. half dollar. b. the sum of 50 cents. adj. 7. being one of two equal or approximately equal parts of a divisible whole: a half quart. 8. being half or about half of anything in degree, amount, length, etc.: at half speed; a half sleeve. 9. partial or incomplete. adv. 10. in or to the extent or measure of half: half full. 11. in part; partly; incompletely. 12. to some extent; almost. Idioms: 1. by half, by a great deal; by far. 2. half again as much or as many, 50 percent more: This mug holds half again as much coffee as the smaller one. 3. in half, into halves or two approximately equal parts: The vase broke in half. 4. not (the) half of it, a relatively minor part of the matter under discussion. [before 900; Middle English; Old English h(e)alf, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon half, Old High German halb, Old Norse halfr, Gothic halbs] half half of">half of1. used in front of noun phrasesHalf or half of an amount or object is one of the two equal parts that together make up the whole amount or object. You use half or half of in front of a noun phrase beginning with a determiner. Half is more common. He had finished about half his drink.She is allowed to keep half of her tips.She'd known me half her life.For half of his adult life he has lived in Tokyo.Be Careful! Don't say 'the half of'. In front of measurement words like metre, kilogram, or hour, you always use half, not 'half of'. They were nearly half a mile away.The fault was fixed in half an hour.They had been friends for about half a century.Use half of in front of pronouns. Don't use 'half'. The waitress brought the drink, and Ellen drank half of it immediately.More than half of them have gone back to their home towns.Be Careful! Don't use 'they' or 'we' after half of. Instead use them or us. Half of them have had no education at all.If production goes down by half, half of us lose our jobs.When you use half or half of in front of a singular noun or pronoun, you use a singular form of a verb after the noun or pronoun. Half her property belongs to him.Half of it was destroyed in a fire.When you use half or half of in front of a plural noun or pronoun, you use a plural form of a verb after the noun or pronoun. Half my friends have children.Half of them were still married.2. used as a pronounHalf can be a pronoun. Roughly half are French and roughly half are from North America.Half of the money is for you, half is for me.3. used as a nounYou can also use half as a noun to talk about a particular part of something. The house was built in the first half of the eighteenth century.Philip rented an apartment in the top half of a two-storey house.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | half - one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; "half a loaf"; "half an hour"; "a century and one half"one-halfcommon fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integersfifty percent - a half expressed as a percentagemediety, moiety - one of two (approximately) equal parts | | 2. | half - one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an intervalfootball, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goalbasketball, basketball game, hoops - a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoopdivision, section, part - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"period of play, playing period, play - (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning"first half - the first of two halves of playlast half, second half - the second of two halves of play | Adj. | 1. | half - consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity; "a half chicken"; "lasted a half hour"fractional - constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety; "a fractional share of the vote"; "a partial dose" | | 2. | half - partial; "gave me a half smile"; "he did only a half job"incomplete, uncomplete - not complete or total; not completed; "an incomplete account of his life"; "political consequences of incomplete military success"; "an incomplete forward pass" | | 3. | half - (of siblings) related through one parent only; "a half brother"; "half sister"whole - (of siblings) having the same parents; "whole brothers and sisters" | Adv. | 1. | half - partially or to the extent of a half; "he was half hidden by the bushes" |
halfnoun1. fifty per cent, equal part A half of the voters have not made up their minds.adjective1. partial, limited, fractional, divided, moderate, halved, incomplete children received only a half portionadverb1. partially, partly, incompletely, slightly, all but, barely, in part, inadequately, after a fashion, pretty nearly The vegetables are only half cooked.by half excessively, very much, considerably He's just too clever by half.by halves incompletely, inadequately, insufficiently, imperfectly, to a limited extent, skimpily, scrappily they rarely do things by halvesnot half1. not nearly, nothing like, nowhere near not half as clever as he'd thought2. absolutely, yes, indeed, ya (S. African), yebo (S. African informal) 'Fancy a top up?' 'Not half.'Related words prefixes bi-, hemi-, demi-, semi-Proverbs "The half is better than the whole" "Half a loaf is better than no bread"Translationshalf (haːf) – plural halves (haːvz) – noun1. one of two equal parts of anything. He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar. 一半 一半2. one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them. The Rangers scored three goals in the first half. (球賽的)半場 (球赛的)半场 adjective1. being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something). a half bottle of wine. 一半的 一半的2. being made up of two things in equal parts. A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse. 半個的 半个 3. not full or complete. a half smile. 不完全的 不完全的 adverb1. to the extent of one half. This cup is only half full; It's half empty. 一半地 一半地2. almost; partly. I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger. 幾乎,部分地 部分地half-a half-dozen; a half-kilo of tea. (前綴)半... (前缀)半... halve (haːv) verb1. to divide (something) into two equal parts. He halved the apple. 分成兩等份 把...分成相等的两部分2. to make half as great as before; to reduce by half. By going away early in the year, we nearly halved the cost of our holiday. 減半 将...减半ˌhalf-and-ˈhalf adverb, adjective in equal parts. We can split the costs between us half-and-half. 各半 各半ˈhalf-back noun in football, hockey etc, (a player in) a position directly behind the forwards. 中衛 中卫ˈhalf-brother, ˈhalf-sister nouns a brother or sister by one parent only. My father has been married twice, and I have two half-brothers. 異父(母)兄弟姐妹 异父(或异母)兄弟姐妹 ˈhalf-caste noun a person whose father and mother are of different races, especially white and black. 混血兒 混血儿ˌhalf-ˈhearted adjective not eager; done without enthusiasm. a half-hearted cheer/attempt. 意興闌珊的 缺乏热情的,半心半意的 ˌhalf-ˈheartedly adverb 意興闌珊地 半心半意地ˌhalf-ˈheartedness noun 意興闌珊 半心半意ˌhalf-ˈholiday noun a part of a day (usually the afternoon) during which no work is done. the school-children were given a half-holiday to celebrate the football team's success. 休假半天 半日休假ˌhalf-ˈhourly adjective, adverb done etc every half-hour. at half-hourly intervals; The buses to town run half-hourly. 每半小時的(地) 每半小时的(地) ˌhalf-ˈterm noun (the period when students are given) a holiday about the middle of a term. We get a week's holiday at half-term; (also adjective) a half-term holiday. 半學期 半学期ˌhalf-ˈtime noun a short rest between two halves of a game (of football etc). the players ate oranges at half-time. (比賽)中場休息 (比赛中上下半场间的)休息时间 ˌhalf-ˈway adjective, adverb of or at a point equally far from the beginning and the end. We have reached the half-way point; We are half-way through the work now. 半途 半途ˈhalf-wit noun a fool or idiot. 笨蛋 笨蛋ˌhalf-ˈwitted adjective foolish or idiotic. 愚蠢的 愚蠢的ˌhalf-ˈyearly adjective, adverb done etc every six months. a half-yearly report; We balance our accounts half-yearly. 每半年的(地) 每半年的(地) at half mast (of flags) flying at a position half-way up a mast etc to show that someone of importance has died. The flags are (flying) at half mast. 降半旗 下半旗by half by a long way. He's too clever by half. 極為 过份do things by halves to do things in an incomplete way. He never does things by halves. 半途而廢 做某事不完全地go halves with to share the cost with. 平分花費 与某人平分half past three/four/seven etc ,(American) half after three etc at thirty minutes past the hour stated. I'm leaving at half past six. 整點過半 整点过半in half in(to) two equal parts. He cut the cake in half; The pencil broke in half. 分成兩等份 分成两半not half a slang expression for very much. `Are you enjoying yourself?' `Not half!' (俚語)非常 非常half → 一半zhCN, 一半的zhCN, 半数zhCN- How much is the modified American plan? (US)
How much is half board? (UK) → 包早餐和晚餐要多少钱? - It's two-thirty (US)
It's half past two (UK) → 两点半了 - It's almost two-thirty (US)
It's almost half past two (UK) → 快两点半了 - I'd like to make a reservation for seven-thirty for two people (US)
I'd like to make a reservation for half past seven for two people (UK) → 我想预订今晚七点半的两人餐桌
half See:- (it's) not half bad
- (not) half the person/man/woman (one) used to be
- (one's) better half
- (one's) other half
- all over creation
- all over Hell and half of Georgia
- all over hell's half acre
- and a half
- at half cock
- at half-mast
- baker's half dozen
- be at half-mast
- be half the (something) (one) used to be
- be half the battle (won)
- be half-cut
- be half-dead
- be not half bad
- be too clever by half
- believe nothing of what you hear, and only half of what you see
- better half
- better half, my
- by half
- Cheap at half the price
- getting there is half the fun
- give (one) half a chance
- give somebody half a chance
- given half a/the chance
- glass half empty
- glass half full
- glass half full/half empty
- glass is half full, the
- go off
- go off at half-cock
- go off at half-cock/half-cocked, to
- go off half-cocked
- half a bubble off plumb
- half a chance
- half a dozen
- half a heart
- half a heart, with
- half a loaf
- half a loaf is better than no bread
- half a loaf is better than no loaf
- Half a loaf is better than none
- half a loaf is better than none/no bread
- half a mind
- half a minute
- half a minute, tick, second, etc.
- half a second
- half a tick
- half again as
- half again as many
- half again as much
- half an eye
- half in the bag
- half of it
- half seas over
- half term
- half the battle
- half the fun of (something)
- half the fun, trouble, etc. of something
- half the time
- half the trouble of (something)
- Half the truth is often a whole lie
- Half the world knows not how the other half lives
- half under
- half up the pole
- half-arsed
- half-baked
- half-blind
- half-canned
- half-cocked
- half-crocked
- half-hearted
- half-hearted about (someone or something)
- half-lit
- half-naked
- half-pint
- half-shaved
- half-sprung
- half-stewed
- half-under
- halfway house
- half-wit
- have a good/half a mind to, to
- have half a mind to (do something)
- have half a mind to do something
- have half a notion to (do something)
- have half a notion to do
- have half an ear on (someone or something)
- have half an eye on (someone or something)
- have not heard the half of it
- have one eye on (someone or something)
- have one eye/half an eye on something
- Hell and half of Georgia
- hell's half acre
- how the other half lives
- howdy and a half
- in half
- in half the time
- Is the glass half empty or half full?
- it's six of one and half a dozen of the other
- It's six of one, half a dozen of another
- keep half an eye on (someone or something)
- listen (to someone or something) with half an ear
- listen with half an ear
- meet trouble halfway
- no half measures
- Not bad
- not half
- not half (something)
- not half as (something) (as someone or something)
- not half as good, nice, etc. as somebody/something
- not half bad
- not know the half of it
- not the half of
- not the half of it/(something)
- on the hour/half-hour
- one half of the world does not know how the other half lives
- one’s better half
- one's better half
- rip (someone or something) in half
- rip in half
- see the glass as half empty
- see the glass as half full
- see with half an eye
- six in one, (and) half a dozen in the other
- six of one and half a dozen of the other
- six of one, (and) half a dozen of the other
- six of one, half a dozen of the other
- tear (someone or something) in half
- the better half of (something)
- the glass is half empty
- the glass is half full
- the half is better than the whole
- the half of it
- time and a half
- too (something) by half
- too clever by half
- too clever, quick, etc. by half
- too something by half
- Well begun is half done
- with half a heart
- without half trying
- you can't be half pregnant
- You don’t know the half of it
- You don't know the half of it
- your better half
- your better/other half
- your other half
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half1. half a pint, esp of beer 2. Scot a small drink of spirits, esp whisky 3. Golf an equal score on a hole or round with an opponent 4. (in various games) either of two periods of play separated by an interval (the first half and second half) 5. short for halfpenny6. Sport short for halfbackWhat does it mean when you dream about a half of something?The notion of half can be expressed in dreams in a number of different ways. A door half open can indicate indecision. If cut in half, one is in conflict with oneself, between one’s mind and one’s body. Hales
Hales (hālz), Stephen, English physiologist, 1677-1761. See: Hales piesimeter. Half
HALF. One equal part of a thing divided into two parts, either in fact or in contemplation. A moiety. This word is used in composition; as, half cent, half dime, &c. half
half One half of one point. For stock quotes, a half represents one half of $1, or 50¢. For bond quotes, a half represents one half of 1% of par, or $5. For option quotes, a half represents $50.See HF
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Synonyms for halfnoun fifty per centSynonymsadj partialSynonyms- partial
- limited
- fractional
- divided
- moderate
- halved
- incomplete
adv partiallySynonyms- partially
- partly
- incompletely
- slightly
- all but
- barely
- in part
- inadequately
- after a fashion
- pretty nearly
phrase by halfSynonyms- excessively
- very much
- considerably
phrase by halvesSynonyms- incompletely
- inadequately
- insufficiently
- imperfectly
- to a limited extent
- skimpily
- scrappily
phrase not half: not nearlySynonyms- not nearly
- nothing like
- nowhere near
phrase not half: absolutelySynonyms- absolutely
- yes
- indeed
- ya
- yebo
Synonyms for halfnoun one of two equal parts of a divisible wholeSynonymsRelated Words- common fraction
- simple fraction
- fifty percent
- mediety
- moiety
noun one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an intervalRelated Words- football
- football game
- basketball
- basketball game
- hoops
- division
- section
- part
- period of play
- playing period
- play
- first half
- last half
- second half
adj consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantityRelated Wordsadj partialRelated Wordsadj (of siblings) related through one parent onlyAntonyms |