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   halve

   /hɑːv/

   verb

   • 1. divide into two parts of equal or roughly equal size: "halve the aubergine lengthways" Similar cut in halfdivide into two equal partsdivide in twosplit in twosever in twodivide equallyshare equallybisect
   • ▪ reduce or be reduced by half: "pre-tax profits nearly halved to £5 m" Similar reduce by fifty per centdecrease by fifty per centlessen by fifty per cent
   • ▪ share (something) equally with another person: "she insisted on halving the bill"
   • ▪ 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"
   • 2. fit (crossing timbers) together by cutting out half the thickness of each: "the sills are usually halved and pinned together at the corners"

   Word Origin Middle English: from half.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   What does half mean?

   • 1. being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something). a half bottle of wine. 2. being made up of two things in equal parts. A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse. 3. not full or complete. a half smile. 1. to the extent of one half. This cup is only half full; It's half empty. 2. almost; partly.

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   What is the plural of Halve?

   • If you halve something, you divide it into two equal parts. Halve the pineapple and scoop out the inside. [VERB noun] 3. Halves is the plural of half. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. 4. Carpentry 5. Golf

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   How many yeomen have been halved?

   • halve the amount/number/cost of sth The industry's rush of consolidation in the last decade nearly halved the number of banks in the U.S. to around 7,500. However, the new sampling rate uses twice as many samples every second; therefore, the duration will be halved. As a result, the number of yeomen was halved.

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     HALVE meaning: 1. to reduce something by half or divide...

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     HALVE definicja: 1. to reduce something by half or divide...

   • Halve: Catalan Translation

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   • Halve: Italian Translation

     HALVE translate: dimezzare, dividere a metà, dividere a...

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     HALVE translate: przepołowić, zmniejszyć (się) o połowę ,...

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     halve translate: 반으로 나누다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     HALVE translate: cortar por la mitad, reducir a la mitad....

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   When 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.

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   verb. to divide into two approximately equal parts. to share equally. to reduce by half, as by cutting. golf to take the same number of strokes on (a hole or round) as one's opponent.

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   Halve means to reduce by a half or to divide something into two equal parts. Learn how to use this verb with examples, idioms and pronunciation tips.