HALVES


Meaning of HALVES in English

/havz, hahvz/ , n.

1. pl. of half .

2. by halves ,

a. incompletely or partially: to do things by halves.

b. halfheartedly: better not at all than by halves.

3. go halves , to share equally; divide evenly.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .