HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NONE

Meaning of HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NONE in English

= half a loaf is better than no bread

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NONE — bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, half is better than none at all
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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
LOAF
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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