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half
/hɑːf/

half

🇺🇸 American English
/hæf/
🇬🇧 British English
/hɑːf/
🇷🇺 Russian
[pəlɐˈvʲinə]
Meaning of half

One of two equal parts.

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When to use half

half the pizza

Мы поделили половину пиццы.

Half of the room

Половина комнаты была пустой.

half usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Мы поделили половину пиццы.

We shared half the pizza.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Половина комнаты была пустой.

Half of the room was empty.

Similar words

half

the exact same word; one of two equal parts

part

a piece or section of something; not necessarily an equal half

portion

an amount or share of something; often a serving or separated part

share

the part that someone gets, owns, or is allowed to have

dividend

a payment from company profits to shareholders; not a general word for half

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halfполовина
appleяблоко
riceрис
butterсливочное масло
chickenкурица
familyсемья
momмама

half synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between half / part / portion / share / dividend

🇬🇧English
half

the exact same word; one of two equal parts

A1Very Often

I ate half of the apple.

Я съел половину яблока.

P
🇬🇧English
part

a piece or section of something; not necessarily an equal half

A1Very Often

I read part of the book.

Я прочитал часть книги.

🇬🇧English

an amount or share of something; often a serving or separated part

A2Often

Please give me a small portion of rice.

Пожалуйста, дайте мне небольшую порцию риса.

🇬🇧English

the part that someone gets, owns, or is allowed to have

A2Often

Each child got an equal share of the cake.

Каждый ребёнок получил равную долю торта.

D
🇬🇧English
dividend

a payment from company profits to shareholders; not a general word for half

B2Rarely

The company paid a dividend to its shareholders.

Компания выплатила дивиденд своим акционерам.

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How to pronounce half and what this word means

half translation: половина. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce half

/hɑːf/

half translation

половина

half examples

We shared half the pizza.

half transcription

/hɑːf/, /hæf/

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half meaning: what does it mean?

One of two equal parts.

half pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

half is pronounced as /hɑːf/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

half definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

We shared half the pizza. Translation: Мы поделили половину пиццы.

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