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half

half
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [haf, hahf]
    • /hæf, hɑf/
    • /hɑːf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [haf, hahf]
    • /hæf, hɑf/

Definitions of half word

  • noun plural half one of two equal or approximately equal parts of a divisible whole, as an object, or unit of measure or time; a part of a whole equal or almost equal to the remainder. 1
  • noun plural half a quantity or amount equal to such a part (½). 1
  • noun plural half Sports. either of two equal periods of play, usually with an intermission or rest period separating them. Compare quarter (def 10). 1
  • noun plural half one of two; a part of a pair. 1
  • noun plural half Informal. half dollar. the sum of 50 cents: Four dimes and two nickels make a half. 1
  • noun plural half Baseball. either of the two units of play into which an inning is divided, the visiting team batting in the first unit and the home team batting in the second. 1

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Origin of half

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English h(e)alf; cognate with German Halb, Old Norse halfr, Gothic halbs

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Parts of speech for Half

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

half popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

half usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for half

noun half

  • fraction — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
  • division — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
  • moiety — a half.
  • hemisphere — (often initial capital letter) half of the terrestrial globe or celestial sphere, especially one of the halves into which the earth is divided. Compare Eastern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere.
  • bisection — to cut or divide into two equal or nearly equal parts.

verb half

  • bisect — If something long and thin bisects an area or line, it divides the area or line in half.

adjective half

  • semi- — Semi- combines with adjectives and nouns to form other adjectives and nouns that describe someone or something as being partly, but not completely, in a particular state.
  • partial — being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
  • quasi- — Quasi- is used to form adjectives and nouns that describe something as being in many ways like something else, without actually being that thing.
  • demi- — Demi- is used at the beginning of some words to refer to something equivalent to half of the object or amount indicated by the rest of the word.
  • hemi- — half

Antonyms for half

verb half

  • combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.

adjective half

  • unlimited — not limited; unrestricted; unconfined: unlimited trade.
  • total — constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure.
  • whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.

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