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half
noun
-
half
,
halves
one
of
two
equal
parts
of
something
;
50
percent
of
a
whole
•
I
ate
half
of
the
pizza
and
saved
the
rest
for
later
.
I
ate
half
of
the
pizza
and
saved
the
rest
for
later
.
•
Only
half
of
the
seats
in
the
theater
were
taken
.
Only
half
of
the
seats
in
the
theater
were
taken
.
Old
English
healf
,
from
Proto-Germanic
*halbaz
"
side
,
part
,
half
."
determiner
used
before
a
noun
to
show
an
amount
equal
to
50
percent
of
something
•
Half
the
cake
was
gone
by
morning
.
Half
the
cake
was
gone
by
morning
.
•
I
waited
for
half
an
hour
before
the
bus
arrived
.
I
waited
for
half
an
hour
before
the
bus
arrived
.
adjective
equal
to
or
consisting
of
one
of
two
equal
parts
•
She
poured
a
half
cup
of
sugar
into
the
bowl
.
She
poured
a
half
cup
of
sugar
into
the
bowl
.
•
The
store
is
having
a
half
price
sale
this
weekend
.
The
store
is
having
a
half
price
sale
this
weekend
.
noun
-
half
,
halves
one
of
two
equal
parts
of
something
•
She
cut
the
apple
in
half
so
they
could
share
.
She
cut
the
apple
in
half
so
they
could
share
.
•
The
soccer
match
was
tied
at
the
end
of
the
first
half
.
The
soccer
match
was
tied
at
the
end
of
the
first
half
.
Old
English
"
healf
",
of
Germanic
origin
,
related
to
German
"
halb
".
adjective
equal
to
or
covering
50
percent
of
something
•
They
bought
a
half
loaf
of
bread
for
lunch
.
They
bought
a
half
loaf
of
bread
for
lunch
.
•
The
shop
is
offering
half
price
tickets
today
.
The
shop
is
offering
half
price
tickets
today
.
Same
origin
as
the
noun
sense
,
Old
English
"
healf
".
determiner
used
before
a
noun
to
mean
an
amount
equal
to
50
percent
•
I
need
half
a
liter
of
milk
for
the
recipe
.
I
need
half
a
liter
of
milk
for
the
recipe
.
•
It
takes
half
the
time
if
you
travel
by
train
.
It
takes
half
the
time
if
you
travel
by
train
.
Extension
of
noun
sense
,
appearing
before
nouns
from
Middle
English
onward
.
adverb
partly
;
not
completely
•
He
was
half
asleep
when
the
phone
rang
.
He
was
half
asleep
when
the
phone
rang
.
•
The
room
was
half
empty
after
the
guests
left
.
The
room
was
half
empty
after
the
guests
left
.
noun
-
half
,
halves
one
of
the
two
equal
periods
of
play
in
some
sports
games
•
Our
team
scored
twice
in
the
first
half
.
Our
team
scored
twice
in
the
first
half
.
•
The
coach
made
changes
at
half
time
.
The
coach
made
changes
at
half
time
.
adverb
partly
or
to
an
extent
of
about
50
percent
•
The
job
is
only
half
done
.
The
job
is
only
half
done
.
•
He
was
half
asleep
during
the
lecture
.
He
was
half
asleep
during
the
lecture
.
Developed
from
adjectival
use
in
Middle
English
to
modify
verbs
and
adjectives
.