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I'm going to reduce the size of the Cabinet, cut the number of ministers, reduce the size of the House of Commons, campaign for a European Parliament with 100 fewer members, halve the number of political advisers, and abolish a huge swathe of Labour's regional bureaucracies and agencies and their offices in Brussels.
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Meaning of "halve" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HALVE

Old English hielfan; related to Middle High German helben.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HALVE

halve  [hɑːv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HALVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Halve is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb halve in English.

WHAT DOES HALVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of halve in the English dictionary

The first definition of halve in the dictionary is to divide into two approximately equal parts. Other definition of halve is to share equally. Halve is also to reduce by half, as by cutting.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HALVE

PRESENT

Present
I halve
you halve
he/she/it halves
we halve
you halve
they halve
Present continuous
I am halving
you are halving
he/she/it is halving
we are halving
you are halving
they are halving
Present perfect
I have halved
you have halved
he/she/it has halved
we have halved
you have halved
they have halved
Present perfect continuous
I have been halving
you have been halving
he/she/it has been halving
we have been halving
you have been halving
they have been halving
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I halved
you halved
he/she/it halved
we halved
you halved
they halved
Past continuous
I was halving
you were halving
he/she/it was halving
we were halving
you were halving
they were halving
Past perfect
I had halved
you had halved
he/she/it had halved
we had halved
you had halved
they had halved
Past perfect continuous
I had been halving
you had been halving
he/she/it had been halving
we had been halving
you had been halving
they had been halving
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will halve
you will halve
he/she/it will halve
we will halve
you will halve
they will halve
Future continuous
I will be halving
you will be halving
he/she/it will be halving
we will be halving
you will be halving
they will be halving
Future perfect
I will have halved
you will have halved
he/she/it will have halved
we will have halved
you will have halved
they will have halved
Future perfect continuous
I will have been halving
you will have been halving
he/she/it will have been halving
we will have been halving
you will have been halving
they will have been halving
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would halve
you would halve
he/she/it would halve
we would halve
you would halve
they would halve
Conditional continuous
I would be halving
you would be halving
he/she/it would be halving
we would be halving
you would be halving
they would be halving
Conditional perfect
I would have halve
you would have halve
he/she/it would have halve
we would have halve
you would have halve
they would have halve
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been halving
you would have been halving
he/she/it would have been halving
we would have been halving
you would have been halving
they would have been halving
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you halve
we let´s halve
you halve
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to halve
Past participle
halved
Present Participle
halving
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HALVE


Algarve
ælˈɡɑːv
calve
kɑːv
carve
kɑːv
Graves
ɡrɑːv
Jugoslav
ˈjuːɡəʊˌslɑːv
MARV
mɑːv
ollamh
ˈɒlɑːv
schav
ʃɑːv
Slav
slɑːv
starve
stɑːv
suave
swɑːv
tav
tɑːv
varve
vɑːv
vaw
vɑːv
Yugoslav
ˈjuːɡəʊˌslɑːv
Zouave
zuːˈɑːv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HALVE

halse
halser
halt
halt sign
halter
halterbreak
haltere
halterneck
halting
haltingly
haltingness
haltless
Halton
halutz
halutzim
halva
halvah
halver
halves
halyard

WORDS THAT END LIKE HALVE

air valve
ball valve
bivalve
bleed valve
butterfly valve
check valve
cut-off valve
foot valve
gate valve
mitral valve
outlet valve
overhead valve
poppet valve
relief valve
safety valve
salve
slide valve
tyre valve
vacuum valve
valve

Synonyms and antonyms of halve in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HALVE»

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

Translation of «halve» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HALVE

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

Translator English - Chinese

使减半
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reducir a la mitad
570 millions of speakers

English

halve
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आधा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النصف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вдвое
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dividir ao meio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আধা-আধি করিয়া ভাগ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réduire de moitié
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Separuh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

halbieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

半分に減らす
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반으로 줄이다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Separo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chia làm hai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாதியாகக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुप्पट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yarıya indirmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ridurre di metà
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

połowę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вдвічі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

reduce la jumătate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μείωση κατά το ήμισυ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

halveer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halvera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

halvere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of halve

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HALVE»

The term «halve» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.080 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HALVE» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «HALVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word halve.
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William Hague
I'm going to reduce the size of the Cabinet, cut the number of ministers, reduce the size of the House of Commons, campaign for a European Parliament with 100 fewer members, halve the number of political advisers, and abolish a huge swathe of Labour's regional bureaucracies and agencies and their offices in Brussels.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALVE»

Discover the use of halve in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to halve and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Food Insecurity Persists in Sub-Saharan Africa Despite ...
Despite pledges by world leaders to halve the proportion of the world¿s population that is undernourished by 2015, the number of undernourished people in sub-Saharan Africa has increased from 170 million in the period of 1990-1992 to over ...
Thomas Melito, 2009
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De Halve Maen
It was suggested that the leaflet be called de Halve Maen after Henry Hudson's ship of exploration, “a name dear to every American of Dutch descent.” Five months later, in early November 1922, Holland Society Members received in the mail ...
‎2001
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Processen og det halve kongerige
DET. HALVE. KONGERIGE. Und alleswasistdauertdreiSekunden Eine Sekundefürvorher, eine fürnachher,einefürmittendrin Peter Licht, Sonnendeck Vi står i kupeen som vores egne modsætninger og bliver transporteret med høj fart gennem ...
Morten Søndergaard, 2011
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Investing in African Agriculture to Halve Poverty by 2015
INVESTING IN AFRICAN AGRICULTURE TO HALVE POVERTY: A SIMPLE SIMULATION MODEL The principal objective of this study is to estimate the agricultural spending require to achieve the agricultural growth needed to meet the MDG1 ...
Shenggen Fan, Michael Johnson, Anuja Saurkar, and Tsitsi Makombe
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Gertrude Stein: Selections
AN E LU CI D ATION Halve Rivers and Harbors. Elucidation. First as Explanation. Elucidate the problem of halve. Halve and have. Halve Rivers and Harbors, Have rivers and harbors. You do see that halve rivers and harbors, halve rivers and ...
Gertrude Stein, Joan Retallack, 2008
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New York Sings: 400 Years of the Empire State in Song
Henry. Hudson. and. De. Halve. Maen. Halve Maen / Half Moon English Lyrics: Jerry Silverman D5(no/). More than making up for the lack of traditional songs from New Amsterdam are the contemporary compositions of Dutch composer and  ...
Silverman
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Primary Mathematics
DOUBLING. AND. HALVING. 1. Double these numbers. (a) 1 = (b) 2 = (c) 3 = (d) 4 = (e) 5 = (f) 6 = (g) 7 = (h) 8 = (i) 9 = (j) 10 = What are the answers counting by? 2. Halve these numbers. (a) 20= (b) 18= (c) 16= (d) 14= (e) 12= (f)10= (g)8= (h) ...
Clare Way, 2004
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Historische Beschryvinge Van de Reformatie Der Stadt Amsterdam
stß'ttndt Op een Huys aldaer , z. Oude G Schild. Etttwe. Op een Huys in de Findemolaren , z. Ou- de G. Scbild. Op een Huys aldaer , г. sude G. Schild. Op een Huys op de Burgvjal , i en een halve G. Scbild. Op een Huys by de oude Brug , i .
Isaac ¬le Long, 1729
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Historical Memoranda of Breconshire: A Collection of Papers ...
Thomas de firaxiuo holdeth halve a kuightes fee in parva Conherne. (Little Cowarne.) Richarde de la bere (Chivalier) holdeth halve a kuightes fee in Stratfod. (Stretford.) Richarde de la bere (Chivalier), holdeth halve a knightes fee in Borleton.
John Lloyd, 1903
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Artificial Intelligence Methods and Applications
with elements from the set {0, succ(O), succ(succ(z)) ) we get the formulas: 13. halve(O) = 0 / succ(succ(0)) 14. halve(succ(0)) = succ(O) / succ(succ(0)) 15. halve (succ(succ(z))) = succ(succ(z)) / succ(succ(0)) Our last step now consists of using  ...
Nikolaos G. Bourbakis, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term halve is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fujitsu cooling technology for data centers can halve energy …
Data centers of large-scale, internet-based companies could halve their expenditure on energy for cooling with a solution developed by Fujitsu. «Greentech Lead, Jul 15»
2
Global sukuk market to halve as major issuer pulls out
A Standard and Poor's report found that a decision by Malaysia's central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), to stop issuing sukuk, or Islamic ... «Out-Law.com, Jul 15»
3
Why India doesn't produce iconic brands
Why India doesn't produce iconic brandsAnand Halve · How to Avoid Defensiveness When Getting ... Anand Halve ... Anand Halve · 3 posts. «Pulse, Jul 15»
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RNLI launches campaign to halve the number of deaths at the coast.
Forty eight people have died on the coast of Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex in the past five years and the voluntary rescue service wants to halve ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
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RNLI campaign aims to halve water-related deaths by 2024
The RNLI said its 'Respect the Water' campaign aims to halve the number of water-related deaths by 2024. It comes just a week after three ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
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Angolan Government Committed to Halve Poverty - FAO
Rome — The reduction by half of the poverty rate in Angola is among the Government's priorities, said Tuesday in Roma, Italy, the Director ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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RBA leaves rates on hold with predictions it may halve within a year
The Reserve Bank of Australia has left interest rates steady at the record low of two percent following its July board meeting, with predictions ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
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Hong Kong warned container volume could halve in next decade
HONG KONG — Hong Kong's container throughput could halve in the next decade as a host of factors begin to stack up against the port that ... «JOC.com, Jul 15»
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Yorkshire Water to halve carbon emissions at new sites by 2020
Yorkshire Water has set out a series of six new carbon reduction commitments today as part of a commitment to the Infrastructure Carbon ... «edie.net, Jul 15»
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Global sukuk market to halve in 2015-S&P
Dubai: The global sukuk market may halve to $50 billion-$60 billion in 2015 from $100 billion-$115 billion the year earlier, after the Central ... «Zawya, Jul 15»

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