half

[hæf]

Definition:
1. One of two equal parts of a divisible whole.
2. In various games or performances: either of two periods of play separated by an interval.
3. Consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity.

Use 'half' in a sentence:

1. I thought about you half the night.
2. It takes about half an hour to get to the airport.
3. I was awake half the night worrying.
4. We'll pay you half up front and the other half when you've finished the job.
5. Owen equalized early in the second half.
6. I took a half day off yesterday.
7. Administrative work occupies half of my time.
8. The workforce has been slashed by half.
9. Half of the money was mine.
10. The game slowed up a little in the second half.
11. The interview lasted half an hour.
12. Many items are at half price.
13. I waited for half an hour.
14. He had the agility of a man half his age.
15. We are now into the second half of the parliament.
16. It wasn't half good.
17. Out of 36 candidates, half passed.
18. I enjoyed the play, particularly the second half.
19. This meal is only half cooked.
20. Children travel (at) half fare.
21. He only charged me half price.
22. The glass was half full.
23. She lives just half a mile away.
24. I got about half the answers right.
25. He is not half such a fool as they think.
26. Only half her time is occupied with politics.
27. The remark was made half in jest.
28. The chicken was only half cooked.
29. He's half asleep and a bit boozed.
30. She was half Italian and half English.
31. Half (of) the fruit was bad.
32. Half the candle had burnt away.
33. He felt half dead with tiredness.
34. Only half the people here are in paid employment.
35. There are no half measures with this company.
36. One and a half hours are allowed for the exam.
37. The performance finally started half an hour late.
38. The teams changed ends at half-time.
39. He put half a load of washing in the machine.
40. His eyes were half closed.
41. It really isn't half bad, is it?
42. A half-price suit still cost $400.
43. I had to wait half an hour for a bus.
44. I've divided the money in half.
45. The theatre was half empty.
46. I looked back, half expecting to see someone following me.
47. The second half of the game was dull by comparison with the first.
48. United conceded two goals in the first half.
49. Iraq's population is roughly half Shi'ite.
50. The cost is about half as much again as it was two years ago.
51. She was still half asleep when she arrived at work.
52. Shares were trading at under half their usual value.
53. He has a half share in the company.
54. Do you require full or half board?
55. The time is now half past ten.
56. Spending on health is half as much again as it was in 1998.
57. We'll need to reduce the weight by half.
58. Half the time you don't even listen to what I say.