halve (B2)
verb
Pronunciation: /hɑːv/
Definition
Reduce something by exactly fifty percent or divide it into two equal parts.
Examples
The company plans to halve its carbon emissions over the next decade.
You should halve the apple before putting it into the blender.
The new bridge will halve the travel time between the two cities.
How to Use halve
- halve something (collocation)
- Directly reducing a specific object or quantity. — "Please halve the onion for the soup."
- halve between (prepositional phrase)
- Splitting an amount equally among two parties. — "They agreed to halve the inheritance between the two brothers."
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