half

Definition

Examples

Nearly half of the staff will attend the training session on Friday.

Synonyms

• portionsomething determined in relation to something that includes it
• fractiona component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process

Collocations

• Easy cut in half
  to reduce, trim, or divide regarding in half
• Medium first half of the fiscal year
  describing first half of the fiscal year (the first or highest in an ordering or series)
• Hard half-yearly dividend payout
  describing half-yearly dividend payout (occurring or payable twice each year)
• Very Hard not half bad
  describing not half bad (negation of a word or group of words)