halve

halve  (hv, häv)

tr.v. halved, halv·ing, halves

1. To divide (something) into two equal portions or parts.

2. To lessen or reduce by half: halved the recipe to serve two.

3. Informal To share (something) equally: The twins halve everything.

4. Sports To play (a golf game or hole) using the same number of strokes as one's opponent.

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[Middle English halven, from half, half; see half.]

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halve

Verb

[halving, halved]

1. to divide (something) into two equal parts

2. to reduce (the size or amount of something) by half

3. Golf to draw with one's opponent on (a hole or round)

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

halve - divide by two; divide into halves; "Halve the cake" arithmetic - the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations fraction, divide - perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?"

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halve

verb 1. cut in half, reduce by fifty per cent, decrease by fifty per cent, lessen by fifty per cent

verb 2. split in two, cut in half, bisect, divide in two, share equally, divide equally

Translations

halve [hɑːv] vt → partir por la mitad

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halve [hɑːv] vt [+ apple etc] → partager or diviser en deux (= reduce by half); réduire de moitié

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halve [hɑːv] vt → halbieren

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halve [hɑːv] vt [+ apple etc] → dividere a metà [+ expense]; ridurre di metà