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halve
[hav, hahv]
verb (used with object)
to divide into two equal parts.
to share equally.
to halve one's rations with a stranger.
to reduce to half.
Golf.to play (a hole, round, or match) in the same number of strokes as one's opponent.
halve
/ ɑː /
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
Other Word Forms
- unhalved adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of halve1
Idioms and Phrases
halve together, to join (two pieces of wood) by cutting from one, at the place of joining, a portion fitting to that left solid in the other.
Example Sentences
The ballot featured five questions covering different issues, including a proposal to halve the length of time an individual has to live in Italy before they can apply for citizenship from 10 to five years.
That is why Sonny and others have been campaigning for a "Yes" vote in a national referendum on Sunday and Monday that proposes halving the time required to apply for Italian citizenship.
Earlier this week scientists showed the good bacteria our bodies meet – in the hours after we are born – seem to halve the risk of young children being admitted to hospital with lung infections.
They have shown, for the first time, that good bacteria seem to halve the risk of young children being admitted to hospital with lung infections.
The prime minister has been warned he will fail to meet his own target of halving violence against women and girls without significant investment in services, according to two senior government watchdogs.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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