- pronunciation:
- haev
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
halves, halving, halved |
| definition 1: |
to divide into two equal parts.
They halved the estate.- similar words:
- bisect
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| definition 2: |
to share equally.
We halved the restaurant bill. |
| definition 3: |
to reduce by half.
to halve the amounts in a recipe- antonyms:
- double
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| definition 4: |
in golf, to play (a hole or round) in the same number of strokes as one's opponent.
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| related words: |
cleave, divide, section, separate |
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The words
halve and
have sound alike but have different meanings.