half
What is the Definition of half?
Noun:
- one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
- one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval
Adjective:
- consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
- partial
- (of siblings)
Adverb:
- partially or to the extent of a half
How can I use half in a sentence?
At half past eight, Mr. Dursley picked up his briefcase, pecked Mrs. Dursley on the cheek, and tried to kiss Dudley good-bye but missed, because Dudley was now having a tantrum and throwing his cereal at the walls.
Harry tried to turn back toward the Gryffindor goal-posts — he had half a mind to ask Wood to call time-out — and then he realized that his broom was completely out of his control.
Half an hour later, Harry, who could not believe his luck, was sitting in the back of the Dursleys' car with Piers and Dudley, on the way to the zoo for the first time in his life.
Harry saw the boys' mother waving and their sister, half laughing, half crying, running to keep up with the train until it gathered too much speed, then she fell back and waved.
In years to come, Harry would never quite remember how he had managed to get through his exams when he half expected Voldemort to come bursting through the door at any moment.
Other meanings of half (synonyms, cognates).
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