half

გამოთქმა: /hɑːf/

Universal

an amount equal to a half: [as predeterminer]:half an hour almost half the children turned up [as pronoun]:half of the lectures are delivered by him [as adjective]:the last half century
an amount thought of as roughly a half: [as predeterminer]:half the audience were blubbing away [as pronoun]:half of them are gatecrashers

Universal

to the extent of half:the glass was half full
[often in combination] to a certain extent; partly:the chicken is half-cooked I am half inclined to believe you

Universal

either of two equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided:two and a half years the northern half of the island divide the cake in half spending was reduced by half
either of two equal periods of time into which a sports game or a performance is divided.
British informal half a pint of beer or a similar drink:a half of bitter
informal a half-price fare or ticket, especially for a child.
Golf a score for an individual hole that is the same as one’s opponent’s: she holed from six feet for a half at the seventeenth
short for half back.

a —— and a half: informal used to indicate that one considers a particular person or thing to be an impressive example of their kind:Aunt Edie was a woman and a half
half the battle: see battle.
half a chance: informal the slightest opportunity:given half a chance he can make anything work
half an eye: see eye.
the half of it: [usually with negative] informal the most important part or aspect of something:you don’t know the half of it
half one (or two etc.): informal way of saying half past one .
half past one (or two etc.): thirty minutes after one (two, etc.) o’clock.
half the time: see time.
not do things by halves: do things thoroughly or extravagantly.
not half
too —— by half: British used to emphasize something considered bad:the idea seems too superstitious by half

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