[hɑːf], (Noun)

Definitions:
- either of two equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided
(e.g: two and a half years)


Phrases:
- a — and a half
- half a chance
- half past —
- not do things by halves
- not half
- the half of it
- too — by half

Origin:
Old English half, healf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch half and German halb (adjectives). The earliest meaning of the Germanic base was ‘side’, also a noun sense in Old English

[hɑːf], (Predeterminer)

Definitions:
- an amount equal to a half
(e.g: half an hour)


Phrases:
- a — and a half
- half a chance
- half past —
- not do things by halves
- not half
- the half of it
- too — by half

Origin:
Old English half, healf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch half and German halb (adjectives). The earliest meaning of the Germanic base was ‘side’, also a noun sense in Old English

[hɑːf], (Pronoun)

Definitions:
- an amount equal to a half
(e.g: half an hour)


Phrases:
- a — and a half
- half a chance
- half past —
- not do things by halves
- not half
- the half of it
- too — by half

Origin:
Old English half, healf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch half and German halb (adjectives). The earliest meaning of the Germanic base was ‘side’, also a noun sense in Old English

[hɑːf], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- an amount equal to a half
(e.g: half an hour)


Phrases:
- a — and a half
- half a chance
- half past —
- not do things by halves
- not half
- the half of it
- too — by half

Origin:
Old English half, healf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch half and German halb (adjectives). The earliest meaning of the Germanic base was ‘side’, also a noun sense in Old English

[hɑːf], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- to the extent of half
(e.g: the glass was half full)


Phrases:
- a — and a half
- half a chance
- half past —
- not do things by halves
- not half
- the half of it
- too — by half

Origin:
Old English half, healf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch half and German halb (adjectives). The earliest meaning of the Germanic base was ‘side’, also a noun sense in Old English