One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
I ate the smaller half of the apple.
Half of a standard measure, chiefly:
He came back with a pint of Guinness for me and a half of bitter for Wendy.
In two equal parts or to an equal degree.
In some part approximating a half.
Partially; imperfectly.
half-colored
To halve.
Half past; a half-hour (30 minutes) after the last hour.
The time is 9:30; it is half nine.
A call reminding performers that the performance will begin in thirty minutes.
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 Cognate with Old Saxon, Old Fr...
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Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.
a half truth
Having one parent (rather than two) in common.
A half brother or half sister
A half-hour to (preceding) the next hour.
In some countries, "half seven" means 6:30.