Synonyms for half
hæf, hɑfhalf

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1. halfadjective

   Having one parent (rather than two) in common.

   A half brother or half sister

   Synonyms:
   

2. halfadjective

   Synonyms:
   semi-, demi-, hemi-

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1. half

   Synonyms:
   moiety, bisection, dimidiation

   Antonyms:
   integrity, entirety, totality, whole

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1. one-half, halfnoun

   one of two equal parts of a divisible whole

   "half a loaf"; "half an hour"; "a century and one half"

   Synonyms:
   one-half

   Antonyms:
   whole, complete

2. halfadjective

   one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval

   Synonyms:
   one-half

   Antonyms:
   complete, whole

3. half(a)adjective

   consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

   "a half chicken"; "lasted a half hour"

   Antonyms:
   complete, whole

4. half(a)adjective

   partial

   "gave me a half smile"; "he did only a half job"

   Antonyms:
   whole, complete

5. halfadverb

   (of siblings) related through one parent only

   "a half brother"; "half sister"

   Synonyms:
   half(a)

   Antonyms:
   complete, whole

6. halfadverb

   partially or to the extent of a half

   "he was half hidden by the bushes"

   Antonyms:
   complete, whole

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1. • Common Fraction

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1. divide into two

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

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1. halfnoun

   Synonyms:
   moiety

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1. halfadverb

   Synonyms:
   partially, imperfectly

2. halfnoun

   Synonyms:
   moiety

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1. List of paraphrases for "half":

   one-half, semester, half-year, halfway, east, middle, pol, halved, half-way, average, -stanzi, poole, 50, means, media

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How to use half in a sentence?

1. Witold Waszczykowski:

   They only offer leftovers, almost half of Caracals is to be assembled in France and the rest only in 10 percent is to be completed in Poland.

2. Jochen Goetz:

   Q2 will be challenging but we see a strong second half of the year, we are currently facing some problems on the supply chain, we will not lose a single truck but some (trucks) might be invoiced in Q3.

3. Janardan Menon at brokerage Liberum:

   The likelihood is for some weakness in the second half.

4. Mohammed:

   When a man marries, he has fulfilled half of (his) faith. So let him remain conscious of God regarding the remaining half

5. Alan Hedge:

   [But] these numbers are not absolute, it's a guideline. There may be times where you have to spend a whole half hour working on a document.