half
[ haf, hahf ]
/ hæf, hɑf /
noun, plural halves [havz, hahvz] /hævz, hɑvz/.
adjective
adverb
Idioms for half
Origin of half
before 900; Middle English; Old English
h(e)alf; cognate with German
Halb, Old Norse
halfr, Gothic
halbs
grammar notes for half
See
well1.
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Related prefixes: bi-, demi-, hemi-, semi-Word Origin for half
Old English
healf; related to Old Norse
halfr, Old High German
halb, Dutch
half
Idioms and Phrases with half
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