HALVE
What does "HALVE" mean?
To divide something into two equal parts, or to reduce it by half.
Meanings
- To cut or separate into two equal portions. Halve the avocado and remove the pit.
- To reduce something to half its previous amount. The new engine halves the car's fuel consumption.
- In golf, to play a hole or match in the same number of strokes as one's opponent. They halved the final hole and the match ended all square. technical
Word origin
From Old English 'healfian', from 'healf' (half), of Germanic origin; the silent 'l' and the 'v' spelling mirror the noun 'half' becoming the verb 'halve'.
Remember it
HALVE is HALF with the F flipped to V and an E added - same word, just the verb wearing different shoes.
A little poem
Cut the loaf and grief grows small;
share the half and you keep it all.
couplet
Wordplay
- I told my friend I'd halve the bill. He heard 'I'll have the bill' and let me pay the whole thing.
What it teaches
Some things shrink when you split them and some things grow; learn which before you cut.
Quick facts
What does HALVE mean?
To divide something into two equal parts, or to reduce it by half.
Is HALVE a valid word?
Yes — HALVE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is HALVE?
HALVE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does HALVE come from?
From Old English 'healfian', from 'healf' (half), of Germanic origin; the silent 'l' and the 'v' spelling mirror the noun 'half' becoming the verb 'halve'.
What can HALVE teach us?
Some things shrink when you split them and some things grow; learn which before you cut.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.