nounπShareOne of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided."I ate the slightly smaller half of the apple."partnumberamountessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareHalf of a standard measure; frequently used for half a pint of beer or cider."He ordered a half of cider with his dinner. "drinkamountnumberessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(preceded by βaβ or a number) The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2."Three-quarters minus a quarter is a half."numbermathamountessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπSharePart; side; behalf."My half of the project is due next week. "partamountessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAny of the three terms at Eton College, for Michaelmas, Lent, and summer."My brother is in his first half at Eton College, studying for the Michaelmas term. "educationtimeorganizationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA half sibling."My classmate is my half-sister; we have the same mother but different fathers. "familyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA child ticket."My daughter bought a half for the school play. "entertainmentbusinessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo halve."To make the project manageable, we need to half the amount of tasks. "amountnumberessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareConsisting of a half (1/2, 50%)."a half bushel; a half hour; a half dollar; a half view"numberamountpartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareConsisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect."a half dream; half knowledge"partamountnumberessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(of a sibling) Having one parent (rather than two) in common."My half-sister attends the same school as me, but we only share one parent. "familyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(rare, of a relative other than a sibling) Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two."My cousin on my mother's side is half-sister to my friend, as they share one common grandparent. "familyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverbπShareIn two equal parts or to an equal degree."The students divided the pizza in half. "amountnumberpartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverbπShareIn some part approximating a half."The store was half-empty after the sale; only a few items remained. "partamountnumberessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverbπSharePartially; imperfectly."He does sometimes half wish to change his life, but it is too difficult."partamountessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
prepositionπShareA half-hour after, thirty minutes after (used with the number of the hour)."half one"timenumberlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
