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See also:half-andhálf-

English

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   Cardinal:two
   Ordinal:second
   Abbreviated ordinal:2nd
   Latinate ordinal:secondary
   Reverse order ordinal:second last,second to last,second from last,last but one
   Latinate reverse order ordinal:penultimate
   Adverbial:twotimes,twice
   Multiplier:twofold
   Latinate multiplier:double
   Distributive:doubly
   Germanic collective:pair,twosome
   Collective of n parts:doublet,couple,couplet
   Greek or Latinate collective:dyad
   Metric collective prefix:double-
   Greek collective prefix:di-,duo-
   Latinate collective prefix:bi-
   Fractional:half
   Metric fractional prefix:demi-
   Latinate fractional prefix:semi-
   Greek fractional prefix:hemi-
   Elemental:twin,doublet
   Greek prefix:deutero-
   Number of musicians:duo,duet,duplet
   Number of years:biennium

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishhalf,halfe fromOld Englishhealf(“half”); as a noun, 'half', 'side', 'part', fromProto-West Germanic*halb, fromProto-Germanic*halbaz.

Cognates

Cognate withOld Saxon,Old Frisian, andOld Dutchhalf,West Frisianheal,Dutchhalf,Germanhalb,Swedish,Danish andNorwegianhalv,Icelandichálfur andGothic𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍃(halbs). Comparehalve,behalf.

Pronunciation

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Rhymes:-ɑːf
Rhymes:-æf

Noun

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half (pluralhalves)

  1. One oftwo usuallyroughlyequalparts into which anything may bedivided, or considered as divided.
    I ate the smallerhalf of the apple.
    You don’t know thehalf of it.
    Of the passengers on the plane,half were English.
    The cake was delicious:half was vanilla andhalf was chocolate.
    Half (of) my friends live abroad.
    I’ve bought some chocolate. You can havehalf.
    One and a half miles equals a mile and ahalf.
    1. (sports) One of twoequalperiods into which agame is divided.
      Coordinate term:quarter
      An association football match usually consists of twohalves of 45 minutes each.
    2. (sports) One of the two opposite parts of the playing field of various sports, in which each starts the game.
      • 2011 September 16, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: New Zealand 83-7 Japan”, inBBC Sport‎[3]:
        However, the hosts hit back and hit back hard, first replacement hooker Andrew Hore sliding over, then Williams careering out of his ownhalf and leaving several defenders for dead before flipping the ball to Nonu to finish off a scintillating move.
  2. Half of a standard measure, chiefly:
    1. (British) half a pint of beer or cider. (Refusing a pint)Just ahalf, thank you. (Offering to top up a pint glass)Do you want ahalf in that? (Minimizing the amount of drink taken)A swifthalf at the Pear Tree.
      • 1968, John Braine,The Crying Game, Houghton Mifflin,page11:
        He came back with a pint of Guinness for me and ahalf of bitter for Wendy.
      • 1974, James Herriot,All Things Bright and Beautiful, St. Martin's Press,,→ISBN:
        I accepted ahalf of bitter from him.
      • 2006, Bill Appleton,Wide Boy, Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie,→ISBN,page168:
        I went to the bar where I bought a pint and two large brandies. ... "Not brandy," she replied, "but I could use a long drink - maybe ahalf of lager."
    2. (liquor trade) Abarrel measure of 27gallons (half ahogshead).
      • 1987, Keith Dunstan,The Amber Nectar, Ringwood: Vicking O'Neil, page81:
        Barrels came in firkins, nine gallons; kilderkins, eighteen gallons;halves, twenty-seven gallons; barrels, thirty-six gallons and hogsheads, fifty-four.
  3. (preceded by “a” or a number) The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.
    Synonym:½
    Three-quarters minus a quarter is ahalf.
  4. Any of the threeterms atEton College, forMichaelmas,Lent, and summer.
  5. (slang) Ahalf sibling.
    • 2016, Robert M. Herzog,A World Between:
      So for Richard and Barbara, Jeff and Kari, the impossibly varied collection of steps andhalves that is another legacy of my father.
  6. (UK, dated) Achildticket.Two and a half to Paddington.
  7. (sports) abbreviated form forhalf marathon.
  8. (numismaticslang)Clipping ofhalf-dollar.
    • 2002 August 15, Fred A. Murphy, “FA: Last of the Walkers”, inrec.collecting.coins‎[4] (Usenet), retrieved3 January 2023:
      Tonight, we're offering the last of the Walking LibertyHalves for awhile:[sic]

Derived terms

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Terms derived fromhalf (noun)

Translations

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one of two roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided
half a standard measure
math: fraction
part; side; behalf
one of three terms in Eton
half sibling
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Adjective

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half (notcomparable)

  1. Consisting of a half (½, 50%).
    Synonyms:semi-,hemi-,demi-
    ahalf kilo
    ahalf hour
    ahalf dollar
  2. Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.
    ahalf truth
  3. (of a sibling) Having oneparent (rather than two) incommon.
  4. (of a relative other than a sibling) Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two.

Usage notes

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  • (consisting of a half): The adjective and noun are often united to form a compound,half-hour.

Derived terms

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See also those listed atCategory:English terms prefixed with half-.

Terms derived fromhalf (adjective). A few may possibly be derived from the adverb or noun, it's hard to tell.

Descendants

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Translations

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consisting of a half
consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half
having one parent in common
related through one common ancestor

Adverb

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half (notcomparable)

  1. In two equal parts or to anequaldegree.
  2. In some partapproximating a half.
  3. Partially;imperfectly.
    half-colored
    half done
    half persuaded
    half conscious
    He does sometimeshalf wish to change his life, but it is too difficult.
  4. Practically,nearly.

Usage notes

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  • (approximating a half): The phrasehalfagain expresses an amount in addition to the amount being compared to. E.g.,half as many people refers to 50% of the original number, whilehalf again as many people refers to 150% of the original number.

Synonyms

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  • (partially; imperfectly):halfly (obsolete)

Derived terms

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Terms derived fromhalf (adverb)

Translations

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in two equal parts or to an equal degree
partially; imperfectly

See also

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Verb

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half (third-person singular simple presenthalves,present participlehalving,simple past and past participlehalved)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) Tohalve.
    Synonyms:seeThesaurus:bisect

Translations

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halve—seehalve

Preposition

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half

  1. (UK, Ireland)Half past; ahalf-hour (30 minutes) after the last hour.
    Synonym:(North America, Australia)half past
    The time is 9:30; it ishalf nine.
  2. (Discuss(+) this sense)(rare, see usage notes) A half-hourto (preceding) the next hour.
    In some countries, "half seven" means 6:30.

Usage notes

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In English, the first sense (half past) is the only sense in current use. The second sense (half-hour before) is almost exclusively used in reference to other cultural or linguistic backgrounds where a similar usage exists.

Interjection

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half

  1. (theater) A call remindingperformers that theperformance will begin in thirtyminutes.

References

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Dutchhalf, fromOld Dutchhalf, fromProto-West Germanic*halb, fromProto-Germanic*halbaz.

Cognate withEnglishhalf,Germanhalb,West Frisianheal,Danishhalv.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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half (notcomparable)

  1. half
  2. (with numbers) half before the next whole
    half tien
    half past nine (i.e. half of the tenth hour)
    anderhalf
    one and ahalf (half before two, withander originally meaningsecond)
  3. (with months) the middle of that month
    half maart
    mid-March

Declension

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Declension ofhalf
uninflectedhalf
inflectedhalve
comparative—
positive
predicative/adverbialhalf
indefinitem./f. sing.halve
n. sing.half
pluralhalve
definitehalve
partitivehalfs

Derived terms

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Descendants

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German

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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half

  1. first/third-personsingularpreterite ofhelfen

Middle English

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Etymology

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FromOld Englishhealf,half, fromProto-West Germanic*halb, fromProto-Germanic*halbaz.

Noun

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half (pluralhalvesorhalfesorhalven)

  1. half
  2. part;side;behalf
    (Can wefind and add a quotation of Wyclif to this entry?)

Alternative forms

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Adjective

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half

  1. half

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Adverb

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half

  1. half

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Descendants

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References

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Old English

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Adjective

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half

  1. alternative form ofhealf

Old High German

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Verb

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half

  1. first/third-personsingularpastindicative ofhëlfan

Old Saxon

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Etymology 1

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FromProto-West Germanic*halbu, fromProto-Germanic*halbō.

Noun

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half f

  1. side
    • 9th c.Heliand, verse 4389-4390
      ...an thea winistron hand sō duot hē ōk thea sāligon an thea swīđeronhalf...
      ...in the left hand so put he as well the blessed in the rightside...
Declension
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Anomalous, O-stem

Etymology 2

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fromProto-West Germanic*halb, fromProto-Germanic*halbaz.

Adjective

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half

  1. half
Declension
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Positive forms of half
Strong declension
singularplural
masculinefeminineneutermasculinefeminineneuter
nominativehalfhalfhalfhalfe,halfahalfahalf,halfa
accusativehalfan,halfenhalfahalfhalfa,halfehalfahalf,halfa
genitivehalfes,halfashalfara,halfarohalfes,halfashalfaro,halforo,halferohalfaro,halforo,halferohalfaro,halforo,halfero
dativehalfumu,halfum,halfun,halfun,halfon,halfen,halfanhalfaro,halfaru,halfarahalfumu,halfum,halfun,halfun,halfon,halfen,halfanhalfun,halfon,halfumhalfun,halfonhalfun,halfon,halfum
Weak declension
singularplural
masculinefeminineneutermasculinefeminineneuter
nominativehalfo,halfahalfa,halfehalfa,halfehalfon,halfunhalfon,halfun,halfanhalfon,halfun
accusativehalfon,halfanhalfun,halfon,halfanhalfa,halfehalfon,halfunhalfon,halfun,halfanhalfon,halfun
genitivehalfen,halfanhalfun,halfan,halfenhalfen,halfanhalfono,halfenohalfonohalfono,halfeno
dativehalfon,halfen,halfanhalfun,halfanhalfon,halfen,halfanhalfon,halfunhalfon,halfunhalfon,halfun
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