HALVE


Meaning of HALVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hɑ:v, AM hæv ]

( halves, halving, halved)

1.

When you halve something or when it halves , it is reduced to half its previous size or amount.

Dr Lee believes that men who exercise can halve their risk of cancer of the colon...

Meanwhile, sales of vinyl records halved in 1992 to just 6.7m.

VERB : V n , V

2.

If you halve something, you divide it into two equal parts.

Halve the pineapple and scoop out the inside.

VERB : V n

3.

Halves is the plural of half .

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