halve

hæv

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Definition of halve - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

reduction

tr.

reduce to half the original amount

tr.

The company plans to halve its carbon emissions by 2030.

bisect

divide

split

division

tr.

divide into two equal parts

tr.

Please halve the apple so we can share it.

bisect

divide

split

math

intr.

make up half of something

intr.

Women halve the workforce in this industry.

bisect

sports

tr.

TECH.

achieve a tie in golf

tr.

TECH.

They managed to halve the match on the final hole.

draw

equalize

tie

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halve it

reduce something by half

The company decided to halve it to save costs.

Origin of halve

Old English, halvan (to divide in half)

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half-life

chemistry

time for reactant concentration to halve

Examples of halve in a sentence

They decided to halve the budget for the project.
He decided to halve the sandwich for lunch.
The recipe says to halve the ingredients for a smaller portion.
The senior staff halve the committee's membership.
Only two teams halve the league's total entrants.
The players agreed to halve the round after a tough game.

He was thrilled to halve the tournament with his rival.

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French:réduire de moitié, diviser, ...
German:halbieren, teilen, ...
Italian:dimezzare, spartire, ...
Spanish:reducir a la mitad, partir, ...
Portuguese:reduzir para metade, dividir, ...
Chinese:减半, 切成两半, ...
Japanese:半減する, 半分を占める, ...
Arabic:خَفَّضَ إلى النصف, قَسَمَ إلى نِصْفَيْنِ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַפְחִית בַּחֲצִי, לְבַתֵּר, ...
Russian:сократить, разделять, ...
Ukrainian:зменшити, розрізати, ...
Hindi:आधा करना, विभाजित करना, ...
Bengali:অর্ধেক করা, দ্বিখণ্ডিত করা, ...
Catalan:reduir a la meitat, tallar per la meitat, ...
Czech:snížit na polovinu, rozpůlit, ...
Danish:halvere, dele i to, ...
Dutch:halveren, de helft uitmaken van, ...
Greek:μειώνω στο μισό, χωρίζω στα δύο, ...
Hungarian:felére csökkenteni, felezni, ...
Khmer:កាត់បន្ថយពាក់កណ្ដាល, ចែកជាពីរផ្នែកស្មើគ្នា, ...
Korean:절반으로 줄이다, 반으로 나누다, ...
Persian:نصف کردن, دو نیم کردن, ...
Polish:zmniejszać/zmniejszyć o połowę, przekroić, ...
Portuguese (BR):reduzir pela metade, dividir, ...
Romanian:a înjumătăți, a împărți, ...
Swedish:halvera, dela, ...
Thai:ลดลงครึ่งหนึ่ง, แบ่งครึ่ง, ...
Turkish:yarıya indirmek, iki eşit parçaya bölmek, ...
Vietnamese:giảm một nửa, chiếm một nửa, ...

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Definition of halve - Reverso English Dictionary

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