Definition

1. Verb:
   • To divide something into two equal parts: "Halve" means to split or cut something into two portions of equal size, quantity, or value.
   • To reduce something by half: "Halve" also means to decrease an amount, number, or degree by 50%.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • Please halve the apple so we can share it. (This demonstrates dividing a single object into two equal pieces.)
  • The company aims to halve its carbon emissions by 2030. (This demonstrates reducing a quantity by 50%.)
  • If you halve the recipe, you will use only one cup of flour. (This demonstrates dividing a measured amount into two equal parts.)

Advanced Usage

• "to halve the distance": to reduce the distance between two points by 50%.
  • By taking the new highway, we managed to halve the travel time.
• "to halve with someone": to share something equally with another person by dividing it into two.
  • They agreed to halve the profits from their joint venture.

Variants and Related Words

• Half (n/adj): One of two equal parts; being approximately a 50% portion.
  • She ate half of the sandwich.
• Halves (n): The plural form of "half".
  • The two halves of the orange were perfectly equal.

Synonyms

• Bisect: To cut or divide into two (usually equal) parts.
• Split down the middle: To divide something into two equal sections.

Related Phrases

• Go halves (on something): To share the cost of something equally with someone else.
  • Let's go halves on the pizza.

Verb

1. divide by two; divide into halves
   • Halve the cake