halved; halving
1
a
: to divide into two equal parts
b
: to reduce to one half
halving the present cost
c
: to share equally
2
golf
: to play (a hole, round, or match) in the same number of strokes as one's opponent
I lost the next two holes to pars, then halved the fourth by missing an easy putt.—
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David OwenExamples of halve in a Sentence
The store is halving the price of many summer items.
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Rightmove halved its home price growth forecasts on Monday, to 2% from 4%, as a glut of new homes entering the market depresses asking prices.
—Royston Wild, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
To prepare the rolls, if they’re not already sliced, halve them lengthwise, about ¾ of the way through.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
Expectations were low for the summit in the Chinese capital marking 50 years of diplomatic ties after weeks of escalating tension and wrangling over its format, with the duration abruptly halved to a single day at Beijing’s request.
—Reuters, NBC news, 24 July 2025
When donald trump moved back into the White House, the United States was years into its Cancer Moonshot, a multibillion-dollar Democratic effort to halve cancer deaths by 2047.
—Elisa Muyl, Wired News, 21 July 2025
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Royston Wild, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
To prepare the rolls, if they’re not already sliced, halve them lengthwise, about ¾ of the way through.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
Expectations were low for the summit in the Chinese capital marking 50 years of diplomatic ties after weeks of escalating tension and wrangling over its format, with the duration abruptly halved to a single day at Beijing’s request.
—Reuters, NBC news, 24 July 2025
When donald trump moved back into the White House, the United States was years into its Cancer Moonshot, a multibillion-dollar Democratic effort to halve cancer deaths by 2047.
—Elisa Muyl, Wired News, 21 July 2025
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“Halve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halve. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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halve
verb
ˈhav 
ˈhȧv
halved; halving
1
: to divide into two halves
2
: to reduce to one half
halving the cost
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