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Meaning of "by halves" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BY HALVES

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WHAT DOES BY HALVES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of by halves in the English dictionary

The definition of by halves in the dictionary is without being thorough or exhaustive.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BY HALVES

by and large
by chance
by default
by degrees
by dint of
by ear
by easy stages
by far
by fits and starts
by half
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
by no means

WORDS THAT END LIKE BY HALVES

aardwolves
by yourselves
calves
elves
go halves
halves
Ilves
mooncalves
ourselves
pelves
selves
shelves
strandwolves
themselves
throw to the wolves
werewolves
wolves
yourselves

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

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BY HALVES»

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

Translation of «by halves» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BY HALVES

Find out the translation of by halves to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of by halves 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 halves» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

半途而废
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

por mitades
570 millions of speakers

English

by halves
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आधा से
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

من نصفين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

наполовину
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

por metades
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দ্বারা অর্ধেক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

par moitiés
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dengan separuh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Halbe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

中途半端に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

절반 씩
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dening bagean
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nửa vời
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பகுதிகளால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्धवट करून
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yarıya kadar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

a metà
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

połowicznie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

наполовину
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pe jumătate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

από τα μισά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

deur helftes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halvhjärtat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

halvveis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of by halves

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BY HALVES»

The term «by halves» is regularly used and occupies the 95.308 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of by halves
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BY HALVES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «by halves» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «by halves» 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 halves

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QUOTES WITH «BY HALVES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word by halves.
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Rick Wakeman
I am a very extreme sort of character, as I don't do things by halves.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BY HALVES»

Discover the use of by halves in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to by halves and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
The strike has caused production of new cars to grind to a halt. halves do sth by halves to do something without ... do things by halves, and so the rundown farm became a beautiful country estate, usage: usually used in the negative forms ...
Paul Heacock, 2003
2
Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007: ...
which received Royal Assent on 30 October 2007 Power of district councils to revert to partial-council elections Section 37: Resolution for elections by halves 120. This section enables a non-metropolitan district council that is operating whole- ...
Great Britain, 2007
3
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
not do things by halves humorous If someone does not do things by halves, they put a lot of effort and enthusiasm into doing things, often more than is necessary: "I didn't realize you were decorating the whole house." "Oh, we don't do things ...
‎2008
4
英语常见问题解答大词典: pu ji ben
... a half lime «ЙШШЙ^ЖА B(a year and a half's time). АЙ5ПШе:3/^*1ЁЙ; А? [gj one and a half /йШЙЗ? isJS affifflS!&( JAL one and a half., .is/are). А year's Й year W*»NoWfè«A. by half/by halves 1И1 ЧШ#Т by half .«5 by halves. by half Й"^ Л*"!
赵振才, 2002
5
Python Algorithms: Mastering Basic Algorithms in the Python ...
... with the same value. In fact, bisect is another name for bisect_right, and there's also a bisect_left: >>> from bisect import bisect_left >>> bisect_left(a, 5) 3 The 129 CHAPTER 6 □ DIVIDE, COMBINE, AND CONQUER Searching by Halves.
Magnus Lie Hetland, 2010
6
L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
... the area (approximately 78 cm2) would be less than the required 100 cm2 minimum area for the standard wipe test. Therefore, no further sampling by halves is necessary. Take the standard wipe test samples of the entire selected sixth half.
7
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
But no weight, more than a tota weight, of 18 percent by Halves No limit 20 percent by count. 10 percent by more than a tott 8 percent by count. 1 of 20 percent by 8 percent by But no count, count. Quarters; slices; diced; cuts. No limit 18 percent ...
8
Code of Federal Regulations
(e) The following is an example of applying sampling by halves. Assume that the area to sample is a 1 meter square surface area (a square that has sides 1 meter long). Assign each half to one face of a coin. After flipping the coin, the half ...
9
Code of Federal Regulations Title 40, Protection of ...
(e) The following is an example of applying- sampling by halves. Assume that the area to sample is a 1 meter square surface area (a square that has sides 1 meter long). Assign each half to one face of a coin. After flipping the coin, the half ...
‎2009
10
Untitled
How the other half lives! humorous Something people say when they see or hear about the lives of people who are richer than them. . not do things by halves humorous If someone does not do things by halves, they put a lot of effort and ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BY HALVES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term by halves is used in the context of the following news items.
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Don't kick Rory McIlroy when he's down, it was a freak accident
... it helps him to take his mind away from golfing matters. Rory McIlroy does not do things by halves. He wins big, he loses big, he falls over big. «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
ARGUS COMMENT: Passing of a special man - radical councillor …
... and Machen councillor, who died on May 7, aged 85, was a lifelong left-wing campaigner who didn't believe in doing things by halves. «South Wales Argus, Jul 15»
3
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West share cute family snaps from …
Never one to do things by halves, the pregnant star even shared a picture of a kiss with her rapper other half as fireworks exploded in the ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
4
Diego Costa takes football VERY seriously - absolutely destroys …
The Chelsea striker doesn't do anything by halves as proven by an exhibition futsal match he was invited to in Kuwait. Most stars would have ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
just barmy for our Fanatics to cop a serve
... a game attended by the Fanatics knows this good-natured group – like so many of our sporting legends – don't do anything by halves. «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
6
The Bachelor Sam Wood opens up about his nickname 'Third Wheel …
Whoever ends up being his lucky bachelorette is in for a treat because the handsome hunk doesn't seem to do things by halves. His idea of a ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
7
Review: East Neuk Festival, Rysanov/Wass/Brentano Quartet
... lines are golden, his quiet sound is gorgeously warm - but nothing in the Ukrainian's performances happens by halves and nothing is shy. «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
8
Declan Greene on I Am a Miracle and 200 years of injustices
I suppose you don't really do things by halves, do you? Haha! No, not really. The last show Matt Lutton and I made together was called Pompeii ... «Daily Review, Jul 15»
9
Wayne Bennett to let Broncos young gun Ashley Taylor move to …
The Broncos have developed Taylor from a young age but he is blocked for a spot in the ladder-leading side by halves Ben Hunt and Anthony ... «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
10
Parkin out to create a breeding dynasty
STEVE PARKIN has amassed a small fortune not doing things by halves and he is taking the same approach to developing a boutique band of ... «Racing Post Bloodstock, Jul 15»

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