half

Nghĩa

Noun

1. One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
2. One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
3. One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
4. Half of a standard measure, chiefly:
5. Half of a standard measure, chiefly:
6. The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.
7. Any of the three terms at Eton College, for Michaelmas, Lent, and summer.
8. (slang) A half sibling.
9. A child ticket. Two and a half to Paddington.
10. abbreviated form for half marathon.
11. Clipping of half-dollar.

Adj

1. Consisting of a half (½, 50%).
2. Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.
3. Having one parent (rather than two) in common.
4. Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two.

Adv

1. In two equal parts or to an equal degree.
2. In some part approximating a half.
3. Partially; imperfectly.
4. Practically, nearly.

Verb

To halve.

Prep

1. Half past; a half-hour (30 minutes) after the last hour.
2. A half-hour to (preceding) the next hour.

Intj

A call reminding performers that the performance will begin in thirty minutes.

Phát âm là (IPA)

/hɑːf/

Từ nguyên

From Middle English half, halfe from Old English healf (“half”); as a noun, 'half', 'side', 'part', from Proto-West Germanic *halb, from Proto-Germanic *halbaz.
Cognates:
Akin to Old Saxon, Old Frisian, and Dutch half, West Frisian heal, German halb, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian halv, Icelandic hálfur and Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍃 (halbs). Compare halve, behalf.

Câu

We broke it in half .

Chúng tôi đã phá vỡ nó làm đôi.

The girls have been here nearly half an hour waiting .

Các cô gái đã ở đây gần nửa giờ chờ đợi.

We were only half a mile from the destination when the engine packed in .

Chúng tôi chỉ cách đích đến nửa dặm khi động cơ đóng gói.