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{
"term": "half",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "either of two equal parts into which something is or can be divided",
"sensetop": "half of somethingin halfby half",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "two and a half kilos *(= 2½)*"
},
{
"text": "One and a half hours are allowed for the exam."
},
{
"text": "An hour and a half is allowed for the exam."
},
{
"text": "in the **first half** of the 20th century",
"contextForm": "half of something"
},
{
"text": "The **second half** of the book is more exciting."
},
{
"text": "The **two halves** of the city were reunited in 1990."
},
{
"text": "the left half of the brain"
},
{
"text": "the lower half of the window"
},
{
"text": "the northern half of the country"
},
{
"text": "I've divided the money in half.",
"contextForm": "in half"
},
{
"text": "We'll need to reduce the weight by half.",
"contextForm": "by half"
},
{
"text": "Cut the remaining half into large chunks."
},
{
"text": "Over a half of all accidents happen in the home."
},
{
"text": "She's four and a half years old now."
},
{
"text": "in the latter half of the 19th century"
},
{
"text": "the rear half of the car"
},
{
"text": "We split the work half and half."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["first", "second", "last"],
"preposition": ["by half", "in half", "in the… half"],
"phrases": ["about half", "almost half", "around half"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "either of two periods of time into which a sports game, concert, etc. is divided",
"sensetop": "in the… halfhalf of something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "No goals were scored **in the first half**.",
"contextForm": "in the… half"
},
{
"text": "She played well **in the second half** of the match.",
"contextForm": "half of something"
},
{
"text": "He made two superb saves in the first two minutes of the half."
},
{
"text": "We had a few chances to score in both halves."
}
],
"topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["first", "second", "last"],
"preposition": ["by half", "in half", "in the… half"],
"phrases": ["about half", "almost half", "around half"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "one of the defending players in hockey or rugby whose position is between those who play at the front of a team and those who play at the back",
"labels": "North American English",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "one of the two attacking players in American football whose position is behind the quarterback and next to the full backs",
"labels": "North American English",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "the position a half back plays at (also called a tailback in American football)",
"labels": "North American English",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "half a pint (= 0.568 of a litre in the UK and some other countries, and 0.473 of a litre in the US) of beer or a similar drink",
"labels": "(British English, informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Two halves of bitter, please."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "bigger, better, more important, etc. than usual",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "That was a game and a half!"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to do whatever you do completely and to the greatest possible degree",
"examples": [
{
"text": "You're expecting twins? Well, you never did do anything by halves."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to share the cost of something equally with somebody",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We go halves on all the bills."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used in negative sentences to say that a situation is worse or more complicated than somebody thinks",
"examples": [
{
"text": "‘It sounds very difficult.’ ‘**You don't know the half of it**.’"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "used to say that you think you will do something, although you are not sure",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I've half a mind to come with you tomorrow."
}
],
"topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "used to say that you think that what somebody has done is bad and should do something about it, although you probably will not",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I've a good mind to write and tell your parents about it."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "the way of life of a different social group, especially one much richer than you",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to say that there is not much real difference between two possible choices",
"labels": "(saying)",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Preferences and decisions"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "one and a half times the usual rate of pay",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We get time and a half on Sundays."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "clever, etc. in a way that annoys you or makes you not trust somebody/something",
"labels": "(British English, informal, disapproving)",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/hɑːf/",
"audio": "ha/half/half__gb_3.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/hɑːvz/",
"audio": "ha/half/halves__gb_5.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/hæf/",
"audio": "ha/half/half__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/hævz/",
"audio": "ha/half/halves__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English half, healf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch half and German halb (adjectives). The earliest meaning of the Germanic base was ‘side’, also a noun sense in Old English."
}