halve

tr.v., halved, halv·ing, halves.

1. To divide (something) into two equal portions or parts.
2. To lessen or reduce by half: halved the recipe to serve two.
3. Informal. To share (something) equally: The twins halve everything.
4. Sports. To play (a golf game or hole) using the same number of strokes as one's opponent.

[Middle English halven, from half, half. See half.]

v

Definition: cut in half
Antonyms: combine

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IN BRIEF: v. - Divide by two.

Tutor's tip: I will "have" (to obtain) three cookies that have been cut into "halves" (two equal parts). Note: "Half" is one of two equal parts. "Halve" means to cut something into two equal parts.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: divide by two. divide into halves

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - halvere, dele, sætte ned til det halve

Nederlands (Dutch)
halveren, twee gelijke delen vormen, half inkepen, gelijkspelen

Français (French)
v. tr. - réduire (qch) de moitié, couper (qch) en deux, faire square sur (un trou) (au golf)

Deutsch (German)
v. - halbieren, teilen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μοιράζω, διχάζω, διαιρώ, κόβω στη μέση ή στα δύο, μισιάζω

Italiano (Italian)
dimezzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - mear, dividir ao meio

Русский (Russian)
делить пополам, уменьшать наполовину

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - partir por la mitad, reducir a la mitad, compartir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - halvera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
二等分, 减半, 分享

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 二等分, 減半, 分享

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 2등분하다, 반감하다, 서로 잇다, 비기다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 二等分する, 均等分けにする, 半減する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينصف يشطر إلى نصفين, ينزل إلى النصف, يقتسم بالتساوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חצה, הפחית בחצי, חילק לשניים‬

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