half

1. plural - halves; noun

1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) halvdel; halv

2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) halvleg

2. adjective

1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) halv

2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) halv

3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) halv

3. adverb

1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) halvt

2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) halvt

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- half-

- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half

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1. plural - halves; noun

1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) halvdel; halv

2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) halvleg

2. adjective

1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) halv

2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) halv

3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) halv

3. adverb

1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) halvt

2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) halvt

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- half-

- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half