"halve" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /hɑːv/ [England, General-Australian, New-Zealand, Wales], /hæv/ [US], /hav/ [Ireland, Scotland] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-halve.wav Forms: halves [present, singular, third-person], halving [participle, present], halved [participle, past], halved [past]
enPR: häv [England, General-Australian, New-Zealand, Wales], hăv [US] Rhymes: -ɑːv, -æv, -æf, -ɑːv Etymology: From Middle English halven, helven, from Old English hilfan, helfan, *hielfan (“to halve, divide in two”), from Proto-West Germanic *halbijan, from Proto-Germanic *halbijaną (“to halve”), from Proto-Germanic *halbaz (“half”). Cognate with Middle Dutch halven (“to halve”), Middle High German halben, helben (“to halve”). Compare also West Frisian helte (“to halve”), Dutch halveren (“to halve”), German Low German halberen (“to halve”), German halbieren (“to halve”), Danish halvere (“to halve”), Swedish halvera (“to halve”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|halven}} Middle English halven, {{inh|en|ang|hilfan}} Old English hilfan, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*halbijan}} Proto-West Germanic *halbijan, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*halbijaną|t=to halve}} Proto-Germanic *halbijaną (“to halve”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*halbaz|t=half}} Proto-Germanic *halbaz (“half”), {{cog|dum|halven|t=to halve}} Middle Dutch halven (“to halve”), {{cog|gmh|halben}} Middle High German halben, {{cog|fy|helte|t=to halve}} West Frisian helte (“to halve”), {{cog|nl|halveren|t=to halve}} Dutch halveren (“to halve”), {{cog|nds-de|halberen|t=to halve}} German Low German halberen (“to halve”), {{cog|de|halbieren|t=to halve}} German halbieren (“to halve”), {{cog|da|halvere|t=to halve}} Danish halvere (“to halve”), {{cog|sv|halvera|t=to halve}} Swedish halvera (“to halve”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} halve (third-person singular simple present halves, present participle halving, simple past and past participle halved)
  1. (transitive) To reduce to half the original amount. Tags: transitive Translations (to reduce to half of original): намалявам наполовина (namaljavam napolovina) (Bulgarian), halveren (Dutch), puolittaa (Finnish), ანახევრებს (anaxevrebs) (Georgian), ნახევრად შეამცირებს (naxevrad šeamcirebs) (Georgian), ნახევრად ამცირებს (naxevrad amcirebs) (Georgian), halbieren (German), elfelez (Hungarian), dimezzare (Italian), 반으로 줄다 (baneuro julda) (Korean), hielfan (Old English), mear (Portuguese), сокраща́ть наполови́ну (sokraščátʹ napolovínu) [imperfective] (Russian), сократи́ть наполови́ну (sokratítʹ napolovínu) [perfective] (Russian), demediar (Spanish), dimidiar (Spanish), reducir a la mitad (Spanish), halvera (Swedish), tunga (Tausug), yarılamak (Turkish), haneru (Welsh)
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  2. (transitive) To divide into two halves. Tags: transitive Synonyms (to divide into two halves): dichotomize Translations (to divide in two equal parts): разполовявам (razpolovjavam) (Bulgarian), půlit (Czech), rozpůlit (Czech), halveren (Dutch), puolittaa (Finnish), panna puoliksi (Finnish), diviser en deux (French), ანახევრებს (anaxevrebs) (Georgian), შუაზე ჰყოფს (šuaze hq̇ops) (Georgian), შუაზე ყოფს (šuaze q̇ops) (Georgian), halbieren (German), hälften [rare] (German), zweiteilen (German), חָצָה (khatsá) (Hebrew), felez (Hungarian), kettéoszt (Hungarian), félbevág (Hungarian), dimezzare (Italian), 이등분하다 (ideungbunhada) (Korean), mediō (Latin), dimidiō (Latin), dalinti pusiau (Lithuanian), halvern [German-Low-German] (Low German), tweibreken [German-Low-German] (Low German), tobreken [German-Low-German] (Low German), hielfan (Old English), twidǣlan (Old English), połowić (Polish), mear (Portuguese), cortar ao meio (Portuguese), дели́ть попола́м (delítʹ popolám) [imperfective] (Russian), раздели́ть попола́м (razdelítʹ popolám) [perfective] (Russian), popoliviti (Serbo-Croatian), dimidiar (Spanish), demediar (Spanish), partir por la mitades (Spanish), dividir en mitades (Spanish), halvera (Swedish), ikiye bölmek (Turkish), yarıya bölmek (Turkish), haneru (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-halve-en-verb-en:divide Categories (other): Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 10 11 17 32 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 20 11 9 30 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 10 11 16 33 30 Disambiguation of 'to divide into two halves': 2 89 3 4 2 Disambiguation of 'to divide in two equal parts': 11 37 10 15 27
  3. (transitive) To make up half of. Tags: transitive
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  4. (architecture, transitive) To join two pieces of timber etc. by cutting away each for half its thickness at the joining place, and fitting together. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Architecture
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  5. (golf, transitive) In match play, to achieve a tie or draw on. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Golf
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dimidiate, bisect Derived forms: a problem shared is a problem halved, a sorrow shared is a sorrow halved, a trouble shared is a trouble halved, cross-halving joint, halve it

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "word": "a trouble shared is a trouble halved"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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        "To reduce to half the original amount."
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        "(transitive) To reduce to half the original amount."
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          "_dis1": "74 4 10 6 6",
          "code": "bg",
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          "roman": "namaljavam napolovina",
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          "word": "намалявам наполовина"
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          "word": "puolittaa"
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          "roman": "anaxevrebs",
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          "word": "ანახევრებს"
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          "roman": "naxevrad šeamcirebs",
          "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
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          "code": "de",
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          "word": "halbieren"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
          "word": "elfelez"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
          "word": "dimezzare"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "baneuro julda",
          "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
          "word": "반으로 줄다"
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          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
          "word": "hielfan"
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          "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
          "word": "mear"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sokraščátʹ napolovínu",
          "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "сокраща́ть наполови́ну"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sokratítʹ napolovínu",
          "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
          "word": "demediar"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
          "word": "dimidiar"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
          "word": "reducir a la mitad"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
          "word": "halvera"
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          "code": "tsg",
          "lang": "Tausug",
          "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
          "word": "tunga"
        },
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
          "word": "yarılamak"
        },
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          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
          "word": "haneru"
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      "glosses": [
        "To divide into two halves."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To divide into two halves."
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          "roman": "razpolovjavam",
          "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
          "word": "разполовявам"
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
          "word": "půlit"
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      "word": "a problem shared is a problem halved"
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      "word": "a sorrow shared is a sorrow halved"
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      "word": "a trouble shared is a trouble halved"
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          "text": "I, of course, had no difficulty in doing likewise, and we halved the hole; but the awkward fact remained that I must now gain every hole to win the match, for my opponent's score was \"nine up,\" and there only remained ten holes to play.",
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "namaljavam napolovina",
      "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
      "word": "намалявам наполовина"
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      "word": "halveren"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
      "word": "puolittaa"
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      "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
      "word": "ანახევრებს"
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      "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
      "word": "ნახევრად შეამცირებს"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "roman": "naxevrad amcirebs",
      "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
      "word": "ნახევრად ამცირებს"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
      "word": "halbieren"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
      "word": "elfelez"
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      "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
      "word": "dimezzare"
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      "roman": "baneuro julda",
      "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
      "word": "반으로 줄다"
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      "code": "ang",
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      "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
      "word": "hielfan"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
      "word": "mear"
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      "roman": "sokraščátʹ napolovínu",
      "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "сокраща́ть наполови́ну"
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      "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
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      "word": "сократи́ть наполови́ну"
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      "word": "demediar"
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      "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
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      "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
      "word": "halvera"
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      "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
      "word": "tunga"
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      "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
      "word": "yarılamak"
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      "sense": "to reduce to half of original",
      "word": "haneru"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "razpolovjavam",
      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "word": "разполовявам"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "word": "půlit"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "word": "halveren"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "panna puoliksi"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "code": "ka",
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      "word": "ანახევრებს"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "roman": "šuaze hq̇ops",
      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "word": "შუაზე ჰყოფს"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "word": "შუაზე ყოფს"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "word": "halbieren"
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "hälften"
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "he",
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      "roman": "khatsá",
      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "word": "חָצָה"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "word": "felez"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "word": "kettéoszt"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "word": "félbevág"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "word": "dimezzare"
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      "code": "ko",
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      "roman": "ideungbunhada",
      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "word": "이등분하다"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "word": "mediō"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "word": "dimidiō"
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      "code": "lt",
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      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "word": "dalinti pusiau"
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      "code": "nds-de",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "halvern"
    },
    {
      "code": "nds-de",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "tweibreken"
    },
    {
      "code": "nds-de",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "tobreken"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "word": "hielfan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "word": "twidǣlan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "word": "połowić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "word": "mear"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "word": "cortar ao meio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "delítʹ popolám",
      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
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      "word": "дели́ть попола́м"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razdelítʹ popolám",
      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "раздели́ть попола́м"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "word": "popoliviti"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "word": "dimidiar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "word": "demediar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "word": "partir por la mitades"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "word": "dividir en mitades"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "word": "halvera"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "word": "ikiye bölmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "word": "yarıya bölmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to divide in two equal parts",
      "word": "haneru"
    }
  ],
  "word": "halve"
}

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