Half Allowed Exam Century Divided Position Noun Hɑːf

• two and a half kilos (= 2½)
• one and a half hours are allowed for the exam.
• an hour and a half is allowed for the exam.
• in the first half of the 20th century

half

1. either of two equal parts into which something is or can be divided
• SEE ALSO halve
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/halve
• two and a half kilos (= 2½)
• One and a half hours are allowed for the exam.
• An hour and a half is allowed for the exam.
• in the first half of the 20th century
• The second half of the book is more exciting.
• The two halves of the city were reunited in 1990.
• the left half of the brain
• the lower half of the window
• the northern half of the country
• I've divided the money in half.
• We'll need to reduce the weight by half.

Extra Examples

• Cut the remaining half into large chunks.
• Over a half of all accidents happen in the home.
• She's four and a half years old now.
• in the latter half of the 19th century
• the rear half of the car
• We split the work half and half.
2. either of two periods of time into which a sports game, concert, etc. is divided
• No goals were scored in the first half.
• She played well in the second half of the match.
• He made two superb saves in the first two minutes of the half.
• We had a few chances to score in both halves.
3. one of the defending players in hockey or rugby whose position is between those who play at the front of a team and those who play at the back
• SEE ALSO scrum half
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/scrum-half
4. one of the two attacking players in american football whose position is behind the quarterback and next to the full backs
5. the position a half back plays at (also called a tailback in american football)
6. half a pint (= 0.568 of a litre in the UK and some other countries, and 0.473 of a litre in the US) of beer or a similar drink
• Two halves of bitter, please.
7. bigger, better, more important, etc. than usual
• That was a game and a half!
8. to do whatever you do completely and to the greatest possible degree
• You're expecting twins? Well, you never did do anything by halves.
9. to share the cost of something equally with somebody
• We go halves on all the bills.
10. used in negative sentences to say that a situation is worse or more complicated than somebody thinks
• ‘It sounds very difficult.’ ‘You don't know the half of it.’
11. used to say that you think you will do something, although you are not sure
• I've half a mind to come with you tomorrow.
12. used to say that you think that what somebody has done is bad and should do something about it, although you probably will not
• I've a good mind to write and tell your parents about it.
13. the way of life of a different social group, especially one much richer than you
14. used to say that there is not much real difference between two possible choices
15. one and a half times the usual rate of pay
• SEE ALSO double time
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/double-time
• We get time and a half on Sundays.
16. clever, etc. in a way that annoys you or makes you not trust somebody/something

Word Origin

• Old English half, healf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch half and German halb (adjectives). The earliest meaning of the Germanic base was ‘side’, also a noun sense in Old English.