Antonyms for half
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : haf, hahf |
| Phonetic Transcription : hæf, hɑf |
Definition of half
Origin :- Old English half, halb (Mercian), healf (W. Saxon) "side, part," not necessarily of equal division (original sense preserved in behalf), noun, adjective, and adverb all in Old English, from Proto-Germanic *khalbas "something divided" (cf. Old Saxon halba, Old Norse halfr, Old Frisian, Middle Dutch half, German halb, Gothic halbs "half"), perhaps from PIE (s)kel- "to cut."
- Used also in Old English phrases as in modern German, to mean "one half unit less than," e.g. þridda healf "two and a half," literally "half third." The construction in two and a half, etc., is first recorded c.1200. Of time, in half past ten, etc., first attested 1750; in Scottish, the half often is prefixed to the following hour, as in German (e.g. halb elf "ten thirty"). To go off half-cocked "speak or act too hastily" (1833) is in allusion to firearms going off prematurely.
- adj partial
- noun one of two equal parts of a whole
- Moreover, I believe, dearest Eudora, that half your wrongs are in your own imagination.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Half a dozen of Percival's friends sat at the table with them from time to time.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- "Nothing but a half loaf, and that's dry enough," muttered the stranger.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- The ball of red fire in the west was half below the rim of the distant peak.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- I threw off all reserve--about half a pound, I should judge.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various
- His mother lay on a wretched bed in the corner, half stupefied with drink.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- The voyage was more than half completed, and nothing of importance had occurred to mark it.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- One-half of the pink roses were on the table, and one from the other half was in her hair.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- They're really one and a half sizes too small, and almost kill me.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various
- Reached the water at the Two Springs half an hour after dark.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
Synonyms for half
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