HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NONE

Meaning of HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NONE in English

bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, half is better than none at all

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NONE — = half a loaf is better than no bread
Slang English vocab
HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NONE — Part of what we want or need is better than nothing. A proverb. Albert wanted two dollars for shoveling snow …
American Idioms English vocabulary
HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NONE — Лучше одна птичка в руках, чем две в кустах; Лучше воробей в руке, чем петух на крыше; В шторм любая …
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
BETTER — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THAN — I. thən, then, (|)than, rapid sometimes ən or ə n ( after t, d, s, or z) or n ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NONE — I. ˈnən pronoun, singular or plural in construction Etymology: Middle English noon, none, pron. & adjective, from Old English nān, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
HALF — I. ˈha]f, haa(ə)], hai], hȧ], hä]; in sense 2b the f is often lost when “past” follows noun ( plural …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BETTER — I. ˈbed.ə(r), -etə- adjective, comparative of good Etymology: Middle English bettre, from Old English betera; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THAN — (conj.) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, …
Английский словарь Webster
THAN — ( conj. ) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THAN — /dhan, dhen/ ; unstressed /dheuhn, euhn/ , conj. 1. (used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NONE — none 1 /nun/ , pron. 1. no one; not one: None of the members is going. 2. not any, as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LOAF — loaf 1 /lohf/ , n. , pl. loaves /lohvz/ . 1. a portion of bread or cake baked in a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HALF — /haf, hahf/ , n. , pl. halves /havz, hahvz/ , adj. , adv. n. 1. one of two equal or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BETTER — better 1 /bet"euhr/ , adj., compar. of good with best as superl. 1. of superior quality or excellence: a better …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THAN — I. thən, ˈthan conjunction Etymology: Middle English than, then then, than — more at then Date: before 12th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NONE — I. ˈnən pronoun, singular or plural in construction Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nān, from ne not + ān …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HALF — I. ˈhaf, ˈhäf noun ( plural halves ˈhavz, ˈhävz) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English healf; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BETTER — I. ˈbe-tər adjective, comparative of good Etymology: Middle English bettre, from Old English betera; akin to Old English bōt remedy, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THAN — adv then. ·see then. 2. than ·conj a particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison …
Webster English vocab
NONE — noun ·same·as nones, 2. 2. none ·adj no one; not one; not anything; frequently used also partitively, or as …
Webster English vocab
LOAF — vi to spend time in idleness; to lounge or loiter about. 2. loaf ·vt to spend in idleness; with …
Webster English vocab
HALF — adj part; side; behalf. 2. half ·vt to halve. ·see halve. 3. half ·adj consisting of a moiety, or half; …
Webster English vocab
BETTER — noun one who bets or lays a wager. 2. better (·comp) more correctly or thoroughly. 3. better ·adj greater in …
Webster English vocab
THAN — [than] conj [ME than, then then, than--more at then] (bef. 12c) 1 a--used as a function word to indicate the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NONE — [none] pron, sing or pl in constr [ME, fr. OE nan, fr. ne not + an one--more at no, one] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LOAF — [loaf] n, pl loaves [ME lof, fr. OE hlaf; akin to OHG hleib loaf] (bef. 12c) 1: a shaped or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HALF — [half] n, pl halves [ME, fr. OE healf; akin to OHG halb half] (bef. 12c) 1 a: either of two …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BETTER — [bet.ter] adj, comparative of good [ME bettre, fr. OE betera; akin to OE bot remedy, Skt bhadra fortunate] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HALF
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THAN — / ðən; NAmE ; rare strong form ðæn/ preposition , conjunction 1. used to introduce the second part of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NONE — / nʌn; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun none (of sb/sth) not one of a group of people or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LOAF — / ləʊf; NAmE loʊf/ noun , verb ■ noun ( pl. loaves / ləʊvz; NAmE loʊvz/) an amount of bread …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HALF — / hɑːf; NAmE hæf/ noun , determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ noun ( pl. halves / hɑːvz; NAmE hævz/) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BETTER — / ˈbetə(r); NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective (comparative of good ) 1. of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THAN — than S1 W1 /ð ə n; strong ðæn/ BrE AmE conjunction , preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thanne …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NONE — I. none 1 S1 W2 /nʌn/ BrE AmE pronoun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: nan , from ne- 'not' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LOAF — I. loaf 1 /ləʊf $ loʊf/ BrE AmE noun ( plural loaves /ləʊvz $ loʊvz/) [ Language: Old English ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HALF — I. half 1 S1 W1 /hɑːf $ hæf/ BrE AmE predeterminer , pronoun , adjective [only before noun] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BETTER — I. bet ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈbetə $ -ər/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: betera …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NONE — pron., adj., & adv. --pron. 1 (foll. by of) a not any of (none of this concerns me; none of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LOAF — n. (pl. loaves) 1 a portion of baked bread, usu. of a standard size or shape. 2 a quantity of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HALF
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BETTER — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. (compar. of GOOD). 1 of a more excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NONE — pron., adj., & adv. pron. 1 (foll. by of) a not any of (none of this concerns me; none of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LOAF — n. (pl. loaves) 1 a portion of baked bread, usu. of a standard size or shape. 2 a quantity of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HALF
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BETTER — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. (compar. of GOOD). 1 of a more excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THAN — conj. 1. introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Oxford English vocab
NONE — 1. pron., adj., & adv. --pron. 1. (foll. by of) a not any of (none of this concerns me; none …
Oxford English vocab
LOAF — 1. n. (pl. loaves) 1. a portion of baked bread, usu. of a standard size or shape. 2 a quantity …
Oxford English vocab
HALF
Oxford English vocab
BETTER — 1. adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. (compar. of GOOD). 1. of a more excellent or outstanding or desirable kind …
Oxford English vocab
THAN — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use than after a comparative …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NONE — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. None of something means not even …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LOAF — ( loaves) A loaf of bread is bread which has been shaped and baked in one piece. It is usually …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HALF — ( halves /hɑ:vz, AM hævz/ ) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BETTER — ( betters, bettering, bettered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Better is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NONE — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. None of something means not even …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
THAN — conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be bigger/smaller/worse etc than you had imagined ▪ The job interview proved to be much …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NONE — I. pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES none too (= not at all pleased ) ▪ She was none too pleased …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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