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BNC: 7024 COCA: 10095

halve

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
halve /ˈhæv/ Brit /ˈhɑːv/ verb
halves; halved; halving
halve
/ˈhæv/ Brit /ˈhɑːv/
verb
halves; halved; halving
Learner's definition of HALVE
[+ object]
: to divide (something) into two equal parts : to divide (something) into halves使分成两半;平分
: to reduce (something) to one half of the original amount or size使减半
BNC: 7024 COCA: 10095

halve

verb

ˈhav How to pronounce halve (audio)
ˈhäv
halved; halving

transitive verb

1
a
: to divide into two equal parts
b
: to reduce to one half
halving the present cost
c
: to share equally
2
golf : to play (a hole, round, or match) in the same number of strokes as one's opponent
I lost the next two holes to pars, then halved the fourth by missing an easy putt. David Owen

Example Sentences

The store is halving the price of many summer items.
Recent Examples on the Web The Education Department is proposing to halve the monthly payments for some borrowers from 10% to 5% of discretionary income. Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Aug. 2022 The Education Department is proposing to halve the monthly payments for some borrowers from 10% to 5% of discretionary income — the amount that borrowers have to pay each month on their undergraduate loans. Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2022 Wooster finally got a hole back on the 14th but by that time the match was dormie and Stouffer only needed to halve the next hole to earn the win. Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2022 Stockpiles will halve by the end of September from a year earlier, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of traders. BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022 By the end of this century, South Korea’s population of 51 million could halve, according to United Nations estimates. Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2022 Peel the egg and place in a small sealable container (halve the egg, if desired). Robin Miller, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2022 Peel the egg and place in a small sealable container (halve the egg, if desired). Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 10 Aug. 2022 Meanwhile, halve some cherry tomatoes and chop some cucumbers. G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from half half

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of halve was in the 13th century
BNC: 7024 COCA: 10095
halve

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBmore than減少超過一半almost, nearly, virtually幾乎/將近/差不多減半approximately, roughly大約減半effectively實際上減半PREPOSITIONin⋯減半The shares have more than halved in value since the summer high of 572p.股價從夏天 572 便士的高價已經下跌了一半以上。to減半至⋯Overall operating profits halved to $24 million.總的營業利潤減少了一半,降至 2,400 萬美元。

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