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Meaning of "by half" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BY HALF

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WHAT DOES BY HALF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of by half in the English dictionary

The definition of by half in the dictionary is by an excessive amount or to an excessive degree.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BY HALF

by and by
by and large
by chance
by default
by degrees
by dint of
by ear
by easy stages
by far
by fits and starts
by halves
by hand
by heart
by hook or crook
by jingo
by Jove
by leaps and bounds
by means of
by nature
by no manner of means

WORDS THAT END LIKE BY HALF

behalf
better half
centre half
fly half
half
half and half
half-and-half
left half
not half
out-half
outside half
return half
scrum half
second-half
stand-off half
time and a half

Synonyms and antonyms of by half in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BY HALF»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «by half» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of by half

Translation of «by half» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BY HALF

Find out the translation of by half to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of by half from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «by half» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

一半
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

por medio
570 millions of speakers

English

by half
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आधे से
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إلى النصف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

наполовину
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

por metade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্ধেক দ্বারা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

de moitié
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Oleh separuh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

um die Hälfte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

半分だけ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반 으로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dening setengah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

một nửa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्धा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yarısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

metà
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

o połowę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

наполовину
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de jumătate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατά το ήμισυ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

met die helfte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

genom halv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

til det halve
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of by half

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BY HALF»

The term «by half» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.878 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BY HALF» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «by half» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «by half» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about by half

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6 QUOTES WITH «BY HALF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word by half.
1
Amanda Palmer
I have used Twitter for so many things, from places to stay, places to go, things to do, things I need, medical advice, you name it. Especially when I'm on tour, it really feels like I'm being taken care of by half a million people. It is like having a mom.
2
Ian Rankin
My first novel was turned down by half a dozen publishers. And even after having published five or six books, I wasn't making enough money to live on, and was beginning to think I'd have to give up the dream of being a full-time writer.
3
Ayrton Senna
I was already on pole, then by half a second and then one second and I just kept going. Suddenly I was nearly two seconds faster than anybody else, including my team mate with the same car.
4
Nicholas Stern
We run enormous risks and we know what kind of reductions of greenhouse gases are necessary to drastically reduce risks. Reducing emissions by half by 2050 is roughly in the right ballpark. It would bring us below 550 ppm.
5
Stijn Streuvels
After a sound drubbing followed by half a day's fasting, I felt more like laughing than like crying; and, in half a while, all was forgotten and my wickedness began afresh and worse than ever.
6
Muhammad Yunus
The new millennium began with a great global dream. World leaders gathered at the United Nations in 2000 and adopted, among others, a historic goal to reduce poverty by half by 2015. Never in human history had such a bold goal been adopted by the entire world in one voice, one that specified time and size.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BY HALF»

Discover the use of by half in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to by half and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Half Magic
Since Half Magic first hit bookshelves in 1954, Edward Eager’s tales of magic have become beloved classics.
Edward Eager, 1999
2
Too Clever by Half, Or, The Diary of a Scoundrel
Gloumov is an ambitious young man with brains and talent to achieve success by selling himself and betraying his better nature.
Aleksandr Nikolaevich Ostrovsky, 1988
3
Too Clever by Half: A Fair Deal for Gifted Children
Illustrated with case studies of highly able children currently in British schools, this book demonstrates the range of difficulties they can face, and how inadequate provision can lead to underachievement and disaffection.
Carrie Winstanley, 2004
4
Half the Sky: How to Change the World
Fierce, moral, pragmatic, full of amazing stories of courage and inspiration, HALF THE SKY is essential reading for every global citizen.
Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, 2010
5
The Power of Half: One Family's Decision to Stop Taking and ...
Warm, funny, and deeply moving, The Power of Half is the story of how one family grew closer as they discovered that half could be so much more.
Kevin Salwen, Hannah Salwen, 2010
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Encyclopædia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of ...
Rf.68. Let A B C D be a quadrangle inscribed in a circle ; then shall the sum of the two opposite angles, A and C, or B and D, be equal to two right angles. For the angle A is measured by half the arc D C B, which it stands upon, and the angle C  ...
Encyclopaedia, Edward Smedley, 1845
7
Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
Repayment by half- yearly Instalments of 01 /. 14 s. bd. □ - Interest 5 per Cent. Repayment by half- yearly Instalments of 40/. 1 - Interest 5 per Cent. Repayment by half- vearly Instalments of 102 /. 6 s. 8 d. - - Interest 5 per Cent. Repayment by  ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1847
8
Encyclopædia Metropolitana; Or, Universal Dictionary of ...
71. be equal to the angle B A C made by the tangent and the chord of the arc AB C. For the angle D at the circumference is measured by half the are A E C, (prop. 13 and 14, book iii. ;) and the angle B A C, made by the tangent and chord, ...
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845
9
Encyclopaedia of pure mathematics
|je equal to the angle BAC made by the tangent and the chord of the arc A E C. For the angle D at the circumference is measured by half the arc A E C, (prop. 13 and 14, book iii. ;) and the angle BAC, made by the tangent and chord, is also ...
Peter Barlow, George Peacock, Dionysius Lardner, 1847
10
Encyclopedia Metropolitana
71. be equal to the angle B AC made by the tangent and the chord of the are A E C. For the angle D at the circumference is measured by half the arc AE C, (prop. 13 and 14, book iii. ;) and the angle B A C, made by the tangent and chord, ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BY HALF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term by half is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tigerair lowers fares by half for limited period
Tigerair today lowered its fares by half for a limited period on its Singapore-bound flights from five Indian cities to celebrate the golden jubilee of ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
2
Early help for children cut by half, say charities
Funding to help vulnerable children in England has been cut by nearly £2bn over the last five years, say charities. Early help by local ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
3
'Your Voice, Your Vote': Kafoury aims to cut homelessness by half
Last month Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury made a bold statement during her State of the County by saying she wants to cut the ... «KATU, Jul 15»
4
Extreme poverty increased by half in last 25 years: UN
YEREVAN, JULY 7, ARMENPRESS. The millennium development goals (MDGs) have driven “the most successful anti-poverty movement in ... «Armenpress.am, Jul 15»
5
Top 10 storylines: #4 Gymnastics misses on national title by half of a …
The Utah gymnastics team had another excellent year under Greg and Megan Marsden. The Red Rocks advanced through the regular season, ... «Block U, Jul 15»
6
Lithuania's milk production could shrink by half in autumn 2015
Bronius Markauskas, deputy chairman of the Lithuanian Chamber of Agriculture, says that if Lithuanian milk producers and processors do not ... «The Baltic Course, Jul 15»
7
Public service sickies: the world gets tough
But the methods used by the European nation to get on top of its unscheduled absences – slashing entitlements by half – might find few fans in ... «The Canberra Times, Jul 15»
8
'Achche Din' for Indian firms as stalled projects fall by half in a year
There is finally some good news for India Inc. Stalled projects nationally are showing signs of revival, with the number of such projects declining ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
9
Osun Government denies plans to slash workers' salaries by half
Supreme Court upholds Aregbesola's victory The Osun State government has denied plans to slash salary of workers in the state by 50 percent ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jul 15»
10
Hotel visitors from the south to Northern Ireland slashed by half in …
Visitors from the Republic to hotels in Northern Ireland halved during 2014, a survey has said. Cross-border guests accounted for just 10% of ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»

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