half

[US]/hɑːf/
[UK]/hæf/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. consisting of one of two equal parts
n. either of two equal or corresponding parts
adv. to the extent of half

Phrases & Collocations

half an hour

halfway through

half price

and a half

in half

by half

one half

not half as

half and half

half off

half back

Example Sentences

a half of bitter.

speak half in jest, half in earnest

She was half laughing, half crying.

half a billion dollars.

a kilometre and a half of bitumen.

a half past one.

The tank is half empty.

at half past five.

it's half past four.

two and a half years.

the northern half of the island.

the chicken is half-cooked.

it's half past five.

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