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- Dictionaryhalve/hɑːv/
verb
- 1. divide into two parts of equal or roughly equal size: "halve the aubergine lengthways" Similar
- 2. fit (crossing timbers) together by cutting out half the thickness of each: "the sills are usually halved and pinned together at the corners"
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HALVE definition: 1. to reduce something by half or divide something into two equal pieces: 2. If something halves…. Learn more.
The meaning of HALVE is to divide into two equal parts. How to use halve in a sentence. to divide into two equal parts; to reduce to one half; to share equally…
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.
Definition of halve verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
When you halve something or when it halves, it is reduced to half its previous size or amount.
to reduce something by half or divide something into two equal pieces: In the past eight years, the elephant population in Africa has been halved. The potatoes will cook more quickly if you halve them before you put them in the oven. [ I ] If something halves, it is reduced by half: Their profits have halved in the last six months.
To halve something is to divide it into two equal parts. When you share a pizza with your best friend, you can cut it in half, or halve it. A recipe might instruct you to halve an onion, and a little kid might request that you halve her peanut butter sandwich and cut the crusts off.
1. to divide into two approximately equal parts. 2. to share equally. 3. to reduce by half, as by cutting. 4. (Golf) golf to take the same number of strokes on (a hole or round) as one's opponent. [Old English hielfan; related to Middle High German helben; see half]
HALVE meaning: 1. to divide something into two equal parts: 2. If you halve something, or if it halves, it is…. Learn more.
halve meaning, definition, what is halve: to reduce something by a half: Learn more.
