英语词汇“halve”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

halvehalve /hæv/ ●○○ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYhalve

Origin: 1300-1400 half

VERB TABLE

halve

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	halve
	he, she, it	halves
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	halved
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have halved
	he, she, it	has halved
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had halved
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will halve
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have halved

Continuous Form
Present	I	am halving
	he, she, it	is halving
	you, we, they	are halving
Past	I, he, she, it	was halving
	you, we, they	were halving
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been halving
	he, she, it	has been halving
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been halving
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be halving
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been halving

1to cut or divide something into two equal pieces: Halve the eggplant lengthwise.2to reduce something by a half: His 13-year prison term was halved because of good behavior.