halvePronunciation: /hɑːv/Translate halve | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of halve verb [with object] 1divide into two parts of equal or roughly equal size:halve the aubergine lengthways reduce or be reduced by half: [no object]:pre-tax profits nearly halved to £5 m [with object]:his pledge to halve the deficit over the next four years share (something) equally with another person:she insisted on halving the bill Golf use the same number of strokes as one’s opponent and thus draw (a hole or match): they halved the extra hole in bogey-5s 2 (usually as noun halving) fit (crossing timbers) together by cutting out half the thickness of each: the mitre halving has a neater appearanceOrigin: Middle English: from halfhalve in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of halve in the US English dictionary
