half
Translation
half
Examples
I'll have half a pint, please.
I'll have half a pint, please.
Cut the apple in half.
Cut the apple in half.
Half of the students are away.
Half of the students are away.
Grammar Patterns
half ((a/an)) ((noun)) 50% of a single countable noun. I'll have half a pint, please.
half ((of)) ((the/possessive)) ((noun)) 50% of a specific group or amount. Half of the students are away.
in half into two equal parts. Cut the apple in half.
Similar Words
Synonyms: fifty percent, moiety; Antonyms: whole, full, entire
Etymology
From Old English 'healf', meaning half or side.
Memory Tips
Imagine cutting something exactly in the middle to get two equal halves.