Halve Definition

hăv, häv
halved, halves, halving
verb
To divide into two equal parts.
Webster's New World
To share (something) equally with someone.
To halve one's winnings with another.
Webster's New World
To reduce by fifty percent; reduce to half.
Webster's New World
To join (two pieces of wood) by cutting away an end of each to half its thickness and fitting the cut ends together.
Webster's New World
In match play, to play (a hole, match, etc.) in the same number of strokes as one's opponent.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Halve

  • Middle English halven from half half half

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Halve Sentence Examples

  • Halve the egg carton and discard the top.

  • We take out log 2 from the table, halve it, and then find from the table the number of which this is the logarithm.

  • Halve and remove the core if woody then cut the pineapple into wedges.

  • Use the measurements in the plan and divide them by two to halve them, or by four to get the size down to one quarter of what is stated in the plan.

  • This pledge of the Bush junta to ' halve the deficit ' worries me.

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Words Starting With

HHAHAL

Words Ending With

EVELVE

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