Definition of halve in English:

halve

verbhɑːvhæv

[with object]

1Divide into two parts of equal or roughly equal size.
halve the aubergine lengthways
Example sentencesExamples
- Peel the onion and halve along the length, keeping the base to hold the layers together.
- If using onion, peel, halve and cut each half in thirds for thick wedges.
- Pan-steaming preserves the shape of small greens, whole or halved lengthwise.
- Whenever possible, cook squash, quartered or halved, in its skin.
- Peel, halve and de-root the onion, and chop finely.
- Soft-boil 4 eggs and cool immediately, peel and halve.
- I halved what remained of the sandwich and gave a half to him.
- You're halving then quartering a bucked section of oak with the splitting maul.
- A traditional way of preserving pears is by halving and drying.
- Hull strawberries, peel and slice mango, core and chop pears and halve and stone plums.
- When ready to serve, peel the bananas then halve lengthways and cut each half across into quarters.
- Cut large eggplant into thick rounds; baby eggplant should be halved lengthwise.
Synonyms
cut in half, divide into two equal parts, divide in two, split in two, sever in two, divide equally, share equally, bisect
1. 1.1 Reduce or be reduced by half.
  no object pre-tax profits nearly halved to £5 m
  with object his pledge to halve the deficit over the next four years
  Example sentencesExamples
  This had the effect of virtually halving the magazine's accumulated losses to €129, 294.
  Won't halving the government's legal enforcement budget eviscerate valuable regulations by discouraging necessary prosecutions?
  Designed in 1908 by Adolf Loos, (who roughly shorthands as the Gaudi of Vienna), the American is tiny, and more than halved in size again by its huge full length counter.
  A tax on company dividends has been halved to 10 percent and taxes on long-term capital gains from new equity issues have been eliminated.
  Between 1812 to 1814, wheat, barley and oats all roughly halved in price.
  Friends of the Earth has suggested that this could be halved in size to avoid damaging a peatland protected by European law because of its wildlife.
  While the disease has been halved in most counties over the past number of years, in west Laois, north Tipperary and south Offaly it has persisted at an unacceptably high level.
  In the US and Australia where large amounts of time and money have been spent on education and prevention programmes, premature deaths have been halved.
  He tripled his herd size, halved his per cow production, and says its the only thing that makes sense.
  ESA's quartet of Cluster spacecraft joined in the flurry of interest in this week's extreme solar activity, and saw Earth's magnetosphere halved in size.
  The text also urges countries to reform subsidies that favour industrialised countries or are harmful to the environment, and commits to halving the 2 billion people living without proper sanitation by 2015.
  The company will take a £550m exceptional charge this year and its final dividend will be halved to 7.8p.
  This means that the full-year dividend has been halved to 25p from 50p.
  A 6,000-seat Velopark will also later be halved in size, to include facilities for local restaurants and pubs.
  The IMF said sweeping reforms were needed in almost every sector of the economy, which is thought to have halved in size between 1999 and 2003, when the invasion occurred.
  Stopping smoking leads to rapid reductions in mortality from cardiovascular disease: the excess risk roughly halved after one year of smoking abstinence.
  A long-established shop is to be halved in size because of a rent rise of almost 50 per cent.
  The cost of sales roughly halved from £7.2m to £3.7m during the period.
  Not only did swallow colony size almost halve with the disappearance of cattle, but birds that remained on these ‘cattle-free farms’ laid smaller clutches and were less likely to lay a second time.
  Now, if that cell was then to divide, the fluorescence would be halved in the daughter cells.
  Synonyms
  reduce by fifty per cent, decrease by fifty per cent, lessen by fifty per cent
2. 1.2 Share (something) equally with another person.
  she insisted on halving the bill
  Example sentencesExamples
  Such fun when they tally the bill and then halve it!
  Nice mistake Murray but you should maybe halve the winnings - she did pick the teams in the first place!
3. 1.3Golf Use the same number of strokes as one's opponent and thus draw (a hole or match)
  they halved the extra hole in bogey-5s
  Example sentencesExamples
  One down at the turn, O'Hara turned the match on its head to take the lead by the 12th and he hung on grimly, taking the 16th when the German put his approach shot in the burn and halving the 17th for victory.
  The most spectacular recovery came from Stenson and Thomas Bjorn, who combined to win the 16th and 17th, with an eagle and a birdie respectively, before halving the 18th.
  They halved the first in pars, and shared the next two in birdies.
  They halved the 10th & 11th and Dermott won the 12th to reduce the deficit to 2.
  There was some respite for the spectators when the 14th was halved in par, but Hoey's tribulations at the 15th, when he visited the rough and a bunker, allowed Campbell to draw level for the third time.
2usually as noun halvingFit (crossing timbers) together by cutting out half the thickness of each.
the mitre halving has a neater appearance
Example sentencesExamples
- So, for building hardwood and softwood frames or repairing damaged timber around the house, a practical knowledge of halving joints is a real asset.
- The timbers are halved and held together with wooden pins.
- Lapping is performed in a variety of ways - either by simply halving the end of each timber, or by halving and dovetailing.

Origin

Middle English: from half.

Rhymes

Algarve, calve, carve, grave, Graves, Slav, starve, suave, Zouave

Definition of halve in US English:

halve

verbhavhæv

[with object]

1Divide into two parts of equal or roughly equal size.
peel and halve the pears
Example sentencesExamples
- I halved what remained of the sandwich and gave a half to him.
- Soft-boil 4 eggs and cool immediately, peel and halve.
- A traditional way of preserving pears is by halving and drying.
- Pan-steaming preserves the shape of small greens, whole or halved lengthwise.
- Peel, halve and de-root the onion, and chop finely.
- Cut large eggplant into thick rounds; baby eggplant should be halved lengthwise.
- Hull strawberries, peel and slice mango, core and chop pears and halve and stone plums.
- Whenever possible, cook squash, quartered or halved, in its skin.
- If using onion, peel, halve and cut each half in thirds for thick wedges.
- You're halving then quartering a bucked section of oak with the splitting maul.
- When ready to serve, peel the bananas then halve lengthways and cut each half across into quarters.
- Peel the onion and halve along the length, keeping the base to hold the layers together.
Synonyms
cut in half, divide into two equal parts, divide in two, split in two, sever in two, divide equally, share equally, bisect
1. 1.1 Reduce or be reduced by half.
  with object his pledge to halve the deficit over the next four years
  no object profits are expected to halve after a tail-off in new customers
  Example sentencesExamples
  The text also urges countries to reform subsidies that favour industrialised countries or are harmful to the environment, and commits to halving the 2 billion people living without proper sanitation by 2015.
  Stopping smoking leads to rapid reductions in mortality from cardiovascular disease: the excess risk roughly halved after one year of smoking abstinence.
  Designed in 1908 by Adolf Loos, (who roughly shorthands as the Gaudi of Vienna), the American is tiny, and more than halved in size again by its huge full length counter.
  A 6,000-seat Velopark will also later be halved in size, to include facilities for local restaurants and pubs.
  Won't halving the government's legal enforcement budget eviscerate valuable regulations by discouraging necessary prosecutions?
  In the US and Australia where large amounts of time and money have been spent on education and prevention programmes, premature deaths have been halved.
  The IMF said sweeping reforms were needed in almost every sector of the economy, which is thought to have halved in size between 1999 and 2003, when the invasion occurred.
  Now, if that cell was then to divide, the fluorescence would be halved in the daughter cells.
  Not only did swallow colony size almost halve with the disappearance of cattle, but birds that remained on these ‘cattle-free farms’ laid smaller clutches and were less likely to lay a second time.
  The cost of sales roughly halved from £7.2m to £3.7m during the period.
  He tripled his herd size, halved his per cow production, and says its the only thing that makes sense.
  A long-established shop is to be halved in size because of a rent rise of almost 50 per cent.
  Between 1812 to 1814, wheat, barley and oats all roughly halved in price.
  ESA's quartet of Cluster spacecraft joined in the flurry of interest in this week's extreme solar activity, and saw Earth's magnetosphere halved in size.
  The company will take a £550m exceptional charge this year and its final dividend will be halved to 7.8p.
  This had the effect of virtually halving the magazine's accumulated losses to €129, 294.
  While the disease has been halved in most counties over the past number of years, in west Laois, north Tipperary and south Offaly it has persisted at an unacceptably high level.
  Friends of the Earth has suggested that this could be halved in size to avoid damaging a peatland protected by European law because of its wildlife.
  This means that the full-year dividend has been halved to 25p from 50p.
  A tax on company dividends has been halved to 10 percent and taxes on long-term capital gains from new equity issues have been eliminated.
  Synonyms
  reduce by fifty per cent, decrease by fifty per cent, lessen by fifty per cent
2. 1.2 Share (something) equally with another person.
  she insisted on halving the bill
  Example sentencesExamples
  Nice mistake Murray but you should maybe halve the winnings - she did pick the teams in the first place!
  Such fun when they tally the bill and then halve it!
3. 1.3Golf Use the same number of strokes as one's opponent and thus tie (a hole or match).
  Example sentencesExamples
  They halved the 10th & 11th and Dermott won the 12th to reduce the deficit to 2.
  There was some respite for the spectators when the 14th was halved in par, but Hoey's tribulations at the 15th, when he visited the rough and a bunker, allowed Campbell to draw level for the third time.
  One down at the turn, O'Hara turned the match on its head to take the lead by the 12th and he hung on grimly, taking the 16th when the German put his approach shot in the burn and halving the 17th for victory.
  The most spectacular recovery came from Stenson and Thomas Bjorn, who combined to win the 16th and 17th, with an eagle and a birdie respectively, before halving the 18th.
  They halved the first in pars, and shared the next two in birdies.
2usually as noun halvingFit (crossing timbers) together by cutting out half the thickness of each.
Example sentencesExamples
- Lapping is performed in a variety of ways - either by simply halving the end of each timber, or by halving and dovetailing.
- So, for building hardwood and softwood frames or repairing damaged timber around the house, a practical knowledge of halving joints is a real asset.
- The timbers are halved and held together with wooden pins.

Origin

Middle English: from half.

单词	halve
释义	Definition of halve in English: halve verbhɑːvhæv [with object] 1Divide into two parts of equal or roughly equal size. halve the aubergine lengthways Example sentencesExamples Peel the onion and halve along the length, keeping the base to hold the layers together. If using onion, peel, halve and cut each half in thirds for thick wedges. Pan-steaming preserves the shape of small greens, whole or halved lengthwise. Whenever possible, cook squash, quartered or halved, in its skin. Peel, halve and de-root the onion, and chop finely. Soft-boil 4 eggs and cool immediately, peel and halve. I halved what remained of the sandwich and gave a half to him. You're halving then quartering a bucked section of oak with the splitting maul. A traditional way of preserving pears is by halving and drying. Hull strawberries, peel and slice mango, core and chop pears and halve and stone plums. When ready to serve, peel the bananas then halve lengthways and cut each half across into quarters. Cut large eggplant into thick rounds; baby eggplant should be halved lengthwise. Synonyms cut in half, divide into two equal parts, divide in two, split in two, sever in two, divide equally, share equally, bisect 1.1 Reduce or be reduced by half. no object pre-tax profits nearly halved to £5 m with object his pledge to halve the deficit over the next four years Example sentencesExamples This had the effect of virtually halving the magazine's accumulated losses to €129, 294. Won't halving the government's legal enforcement budget eviscerate valuable regulations by discouraging necessary prosecutions? Designed in 1908 by Adolf Loos, (who roughly shorthands as the Gaudi of Vienna), the American is tiny, and more than halved in size again by its huge full length counter. A tax on company dividends has been halved to 10 percent and taxes on long-term capital gains from new equity issues have been eliminated. Between 1812 to 1814, wheat, barley and oats all roughly halved in price. Friends of the Earth has suggested that this could be halved in size to avoid damaging a peatland protected by European law because of its wildlife. While the disease has been halved in most counties over the past number of years, in west Laois, north Tipperary and south Offaly it has persisted at an unacceptably high level. In the US and Australia where large amounts of time and money have been spent on education and prevention programmes, premature deaths have been halved. He tripled his herd size, halved his per cow production, and says its the only thing that makes sense. ESA's quartet of Cluster spacecraft joined in the flurry of interest in this week's extreme solar activity, and saw Earth's magnetosphere halved in size. The text also urges countries to reform subsidies that favour industrialised countries or are harmful to the environment, and commits to halving the 2 billion people living without proper sanitation by 2015. The company will take a £550m exceptional charge this year and its final dividend will be halved to 7.8p. This means that the full-year dividend has been halved to 25p from 50p. A 6,000-seat Velopark will also later be halved in size, to include facilities for local restaurants and pubs. The IMF said sweeping reforms were needed in almost every sector of the economy, which is thought to have halved in size between 1999 and 2003, when the invasion occurred. Stopping smoking leads to rapid reductions in mortality from cardiovascular disease: the excess risk roughly halved after one year of smoking abstinence. A long-established shop is to be halved in size because of a rent rise of almost 50 per cent. The cost of sales roughly halved from £7.2m to £3.7m during the period. Not only did swallow colony size almost halve with the disappearance of cattle, but birds that remained on these ‘cattle-free farms’ laid smaller clutches and were less likely to lay a second time. Now, if that cell was then to divide, the fluorescence would be halved in the daughter cells. Synonyms reduce by fifty per cent, decrease by fifty per cent, lessen by fifty per cent 1.2 Share (something) equally with another person. she insisted on halving the bill Example sentencesExamples Such fun when they tally the bill and then halve it! Nice mistake Murray but you should maybe halve the winnings - she did pick the teams in the first place! 1.3Golf Use the same number of strokes as one's opponent and thus draw (a hole or match) they halved the extra hole in bogey-5s Example sentencesExamples One down at the turn, O'Hara turned the match on its head to take the lead by the 12th and he hung on grimly, taking the 16th when the German put his approach shot in the burn and halving the 17th for victory. The most spectacular recovery came from Stenson and Thomas Bjorn, who combined to win the 16th and 17th, with an eagle and a birdie respectively, before halving the 18th. They halved the first in pars, and shared the next two in birdies. They halved the 10th & 11th and Dermott won the 12th to reduce the deficit to 2. There was some respite for the spectators when the 14th was halved in par, but Hoey's tribulations at the 15th, when he visited the rough and a bunker, allowed Campbell to draw level for the third time. 2usually as noun halvingFit (crossing timbers) together by cutting out half the thickness of each. the mitre halving has a neater appearance Example sentencesExamples So, for building hardwood and softwood frames or repairing damaged timber around the house, a practical knowledge of halving joints is a real asset. The timbers are halved and held together with wooden pins. Lapping is performed in a variety of ways - either by simply halving the end of each timber, or by halving and dovetailing. Origin Middle English: from half. Rhymes Algarve, calve, carve, grave, Graves, Slav, starve, suave, Zouave Definition of halve in US English: halve verbhavhæv [with object] 1Divide into two parts of equal or roughly equal size. peel and halve the pears Example sentencesExamples I halved what remained of the sandwich and gave a half to him. Soft-boil 4 eggs and cool immediately, peel and halve. A traditional way of preserving pears is by halving and drying. Pan-steaming preserves the shape of small greens, whole or halved lengthwise. Peel, halve and de-root the onion, and chop finely. Cut large eggplant into thick rounds; baby eggplant should be halved lengthwise. Hull strawberries, peel and slice mango, core and chop pears and halve and stone plums. Whenever possible, cook squash, quartered or halved, in its skin. If using onion, peel, halve and cut each half in thirds for thick wedges. You're halving then quartering a bucked section of oak with the splitting maul. When ready to serve, peel the bananas then halve lengthways and cut each half across into quarters. Peel the onion and halve along the length, keeping the base to hold the layers together. Synonyms cut in half, divide into two equal parts, divide in two, split in two, sever in two, divide equally, share equally, bisect 1.1 Reduce or be reduced by half. with object his pledge to halve the deficit over the next four years no object profits are expected to halve after a tail-off in new customers Example sentencesExamples The text also urges countries to reform subsidies that favour industrialised countries or are harmful to the environment, and commits to halving the 2 billion people living without proper sanitation by 2015. Stopping smoking leads to rapid reductions in mortality from cardiovascular disease: the excess risk roughly halved after one year of smoking abstinence. Designed in 1908 by Adolf Loos, (who roughly shorthands as the Gaudi of Vienna), the American is tiny, and more than halved in size again by its huge full length counter. A 6,000-seat Velopark will also later be halved in size, to include facilities for local restaurants and pubs. Won't halving the government's legal enforcement budget eviscerate valuable regulations by discouraging necessary prosecutions? In the US and Australia where large amounts of time and money have been spent on education and prevention programmes, premature deaths have been halved. The IMF said sweeping reforms were needed in almost every sector of the economy, which is thought to have halved in size between 1999 and 2003, when the invasion occurred. Now, if that cell was then to divide, the fluorescence would be halved in the daughter cells. Not only did swallow colony size almost halve with the disappearance of cattle, but birds that remained on these ‘cattle-free farms’ laid smaller clutches and were less likely to lay a second time. The cost of sales roughly halved from £7.2m to £3.7m during the period. He tripled his herd size, halved his per cow production, and says its the only thing that makes sense. A long-established shop is to be halved in size because of a rent rise of almost 50 per cent. Between 1812 to 1814, wheat, barley and oats all roughly halved in price. ESA's quartet of Cluster spacecraft joined in the flurry of interest in this week's extreme solar activity, and saw Earth's magnetosphere halved in size. The company will take a £550m exceptional charge this year and its final dividend will be halved to 7.8p. This had the effect of virtually halving the magazine's accumulated losses to €129, 294. While the disease has been halved in most counties over the past number of years, in west Laois, north Tipperary and south Offaly it has persisted at an unacceptably high level. Friends of the Earth has suggested that this could be halved in size to avoid damaging a peatland protected by European law because of its wildlife. This means that the full-year dividend has been halved to 25p from 50p. A tax on company dividends has been halved to 10 percent and taxes on long-term capital gains from new equity issues have been eliminated. Synonyms reduce by fifty per cent, decrease by fifty per cent, lessen by fifty per cent 1.2 Share (something) equally with another person. she insisted on halving the bill Example sentencesExamples Nice mistake Murray but you should maybe halve the winnings - she did pick the teams in the first place! Such fun when they tally the bill and then halve it! 1.3Golf Use the same number of strokes as one's opponent and thus tie (a hole or match). Example sentencesExamples They halved the 10th & 11th and Dermott won the 12th to reduce the deficit to 2. There was some respite for the spectators when the 14th was halved in par, but Hoey's tribulations at the 15th, when he visited the rough and a bunker, allowed Campbell to draw level for the third time. One down at the turn, O'Hara turned the match on its head to take the lead by the 12th and he hung on grimly, taking the 16th when the German put his approach shot in the burn and halving the 17th for victory. The most spectacular recovery came from Stenson and Thomas Bjorn, who combined to win the 16th and 17th, with an eagle and a birdie respectively, before halving the 18th. They halved the first in pars, and shared the next two in birdies. 2usually as noun halvingFit (crossing timbers) together by cutting out half the thickness of each. Example sentencesExamples Lapping is performed in a variety of ways - either by simply halving the end of each timber, or by halving and dovetailing. So, for building hardwood and softwood frames or repairing damaged timber around the house, a practical knowledge of halving joints is a real asset. The timbers are halved and held together with wooden pins. Origin Middle English: from half.
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