half

/hɑːf/ adverb

Definition

› partly, but not completely: half empty/full Sophia is half Greek and half Spanish (= she has one Greek parent and one Spanish parent). She was only half aware of what was happening.

(Definition of half adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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hairy adjective
Haiti noun
hajj noun
halal adjective
hale adjective
half adverb
half board noun
half noun, determiner
half the fun/time/pleasure, etc idiom
half-brother noun
half-hearted adjective

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in Turkish

half noun, determiner
half-term noun
half-time noun
half board noun
half-sister noun
half-brother noun

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go halves with sb idiom
half the fun/time/pleasure, etc idiom
not half as good/bad/exciting, etc idiom

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