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How to pronounce half in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms one-half
Type of simple fraction, common fraction
Has types moiety, fifty percent, mediety


half a loaf.
half an hour.
a century and one half.
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a half chicken.
lasted a half hour.
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Type of part, section, division
Has types second half, first half, last half
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gave me a half smile.
he did only a half job.
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a half brother.
half sister.
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he was half hidden by the bushes.

Examples of half

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A partnership with United Cerebral Palsy provided funding for half the building.
From the dailyherald.com
Use a spoon to scoop out the flesh from each half and place it in a mixing bowl.
From the stltoday.com
Fill each indentation with 1 rounded half-teaspoon of cranberry-apricot filling.
From the stltoday.com
Aaron Daniels ran for 92 yards on 11 carries and a score, all in the first half.
From the stltoday.com
Pedott bought the rights to the novelty in 1977 and sells half a million a year.
From the thenewstribune.com
Nearly half the nation's independent book stores have closed in the past decade.
From the thenewstribune.com
On average, only about half the students who enroll in online classes pass them.
From the thenewstribune.com
He completed 19 straight passes and threw for 322 yards in the first half alone.
From the thenewstribune.com
Viera trailed by 14 in the first half despite outgaining the Barracudas 146-115.
From the news-journalonline.com
More examples
  • One-half: one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; "half a loaf"; "half an hour"; "a century and one half"
  • Half(a): consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity; "a half chicken"; "lasted a half hour"
  • Partially or to the extent of a half; "he was half hidden by the bushes"
  • Half(a): partial; "gave me a half smile"; "he did only a half job"
  • One of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval
  • (of siblings) related through one parent only; "a half brother"; "half sister"
  • Semi-/demi- (from Latin)
  • Time Student: A student who is: (1) enrolled in a participating school; (2) carrying an academic workload that amounts to at least half of the workload of a full-time student, as determined by the school; and (3) not a full-time student. ...
  • Used in match play when score is tied on a hole. Each side credited with a half.