halve
verb /hɑːv/
/hæv/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they halve | /hɑːv/ /hæv/ |
| he / she / it halves | /hɑːvz/ /hævz/ |
| past simple halved | /hɑːvd/ /hævd/ |
| past participle halved | /hɑːvd/ /hævd/ |
| -ing form halving | /ˈhɑːvɪŋ/ /ˈhævɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to reduce by a half; to make something reduce by a half
- The shares have halved in value.
- halve something The company is halving its prices.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- more than
- almost
- nearly
- …
- in
- to
- [transitive] halve something to divide something into two equal parts
Word OriginMiddle English: from half.
Idioms
a trouble shared is a trouble halved
- (saying) if you talk to somebody about your problems and worries, instead of keeping them to yourself, they seem less serious