halve
See also: hälve
English
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɑːv
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: hăv, IPA(key): /hæv/
- Rhymes: -æv
- Homophone: have (some accents)
Verb
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- (transitive) To reduce to half the original amount.
- (transitive) To divide into two halves.
- (transitive) To make up half of.
- M. Arnold
- So far apart their lives are thrown / From the twin soul that halves their own.
- M. Arnold
- (architecture, transitive) To join two pieces of timber etc. by cutting away each for half its thickness at the joining place, and fitting together.
- (golf, transitive) In match play, to achieve a tie or draw on.
- to halve a hole or a match
- 2005, Bill Elliott, The Golf Bag Buddy: The Essential On-Course Reference, page 67:
- All that counts is whether you won, lost, or halved the match.
Synonyms
- (to divide into two halves): dichotomize, dimidiate; see also Thesaurus:bisect
Translations
to reduce to half of original
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to divide in two equal parts
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Anagrams
Danish
Adjective
halve
- plural and definite singular attributive of halv
Dutch
Pronunciation
Adjective
halve
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
halve (plural halves or halven)
- Alternative form of half
Etymology 2
From Old English helfe.
Noun
halve
- Alternative form of helve
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Adjective
halve
Etymology 2
Noun
halve f or m (definite singular halva or halven, indefinite plural halver, definite plural halvene)
- (a) half
Synonyms
References
- “halve” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Adjective
halve
Etymology 2
Noun
halve f (definite singular halva, indefinite plural halver, definite plural halvene)
- (a) half
Synonyms
References
- “halve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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