Synonyms for halve
hæv, hɑvhalve

Princeton's WordNet

1. halveverb

   divide by two; divide into halves

   "Halve the cake"

Matched Categories

1. • Arithmetic
   • Divide

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1. halveverb

   Synonyms:
   divide into two equal parts, bisect

2. halveverb

   Synonyms:
   scarf (as timbers), join by a scarf

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1. halveverb

   Synonyms:
   bisect, dimidiate

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How to say halve in sign language?

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How to use halve in a sentence?

1. Irish Proverb:

   It's easy to halve the potato where there's love.

2. James Ramsden:

   If we suddenly halve our customers without government support it will lead to a huge number of business closures and job losses.

3. Edward Mason:

   Repsol has shown the net zero 2050 ambition we need, equinor is doing some great stuff, particularly on (Scope 1 and 2 emissions), but I'm not sure a pledge to halve carbon intensity by 2050 does it any more.

4. Rolf Bulander:

   Battery technology is critical for the breakthrough. We expect battery costs to halve by 2020 and for the energy density to double. That would be double the range at half the price, if this technological breakthrough is achieved, we will think about manufacturing battery cells.

5. Stuart Holmes:

   We would normally hope to halve that, for an exporter buying several million a year, that has a real impact on his bottom line. It can be the difference between employing a couple of extra staff.