/ hɑːv; NAmE hæv/ verb
1.
to reduce by a half; to make sth reduce by a half :
[ v ]
The shares have halved in value .
[ vn ]
The company is halving its prices.
2.
[ vn ] to divide sth into two equal parts
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IDIOMS
see trouble noun
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from half .