half

/hæf/

nounadjectiveadverbhalf

HALF has an L you don’t hear—think: “Ha! The L is silent.”

Yes, it's half. Remember the silent L: write **ha + l + f** even though it sounds like “haf.”

Definitions

  1. nounOne of two equal parts of a whole.
  2. adjectiveEqual to one of two equal parts; 50% of something.
  3. adverbPartly; not completely (often used in phrases like “half asleep”).

Examples

  • “I ate half of the sandwich and saved the rest for later.”
  • “Cut the paper in half so each person gets the same size piece.”
  • “She was half asleep when the alarm rang.”

Synonyms

one-half50 percenthalf ofpartlyin part

Antonyms

wholeall

Translations

ES mitadPT metadeFR moitié

Common misspellings

hafhalffhalf.haffhalphhalefhalf

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