n.
(pl. halves)
- either of two equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided.
▸either of two equal periods into which a sports game or performance is divided.
- Brit. informal half a pint of beer.
- informal a half-price fare or ticket.
- Golf a score for a hole that is the same as one's opponent's.
- a halfback.
predet.
&
pron.
an amount equal to a half.
adj.
forming a half.
adv.
to the extent of half.
▸
[
often in combination]
partly:
half-cooked.
Phrase
Etymology
OE half, healf, of Gmc origin.