halved; halving
1
a
: to divide into two equal parts
b
: to reduce to one half
halving the present cost
c
: to share equally
2
golf
: to play (a hole, round, or match) in the same number of strokes as one's opponent
I lost the next two holes to pars, then halved the fourth by missing an easy putt.—
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The store is halving the price of many summer items.
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Five-Minute Fried Chicken Salad Toss together 4 cups torn red leaf lettuce, 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes, and 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives in a large bowl, and divide mixture between 2 plates.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 26 May 2025
Because the fish closer to the shore are smaller and less plentiful, the average income of a fisherman in Gaza has more than halved since 2017.
—Yara M. Asi, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
The referendum, which is predicted to fail and which the government does not support, would halve that requirement to five years.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
The United Nations has predicted that in a worst-case scenario, by the start of the next century, Russia's population could almost halve to 83 million.
—Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 26 May 2025
Because the fish closer to the shore are smaller and less plentiful, the average income of a fisherman in Gaza has more than halved since 2017.
—Yara M. Asi, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
The referendum, which is predicted to fail and which the government does not support, would halve that requirement to five years.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
The United Nations has predicted that in a worst-case scenario, by the start of the next century, Russia's population could almost halve to 83 million.
—Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for halve
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“Halve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halve. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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halve
verb
ˈhav 
ˈhȧv
halved; halving
1
: to divide into two halves
2
: to reduce to one half
halving the cost
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