How do you use the word "half" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "half" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "half": Half a million children still face malnutrition in Niger. Your camera is only half the size of mine.

Half Meaning

/ˈhɑːf/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounOne of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.

nounOne of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided., One of two equal periods into which a game is divided.

Sentence Examples

Half a million children still face malnutrition in Niger.

Your camera is only half the size of mine.

I'll see you in half an hour.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

incomplete fractional

Antonyms:

whole complete

CEFR Practice Quiz

The baking recipe calls for a ____ cup of sugar.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

I only ate ____ of the large sandwich for lunch and decided to save the rest for a snack later this afternoon.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Middle English half English half From Middle English half, halfe from Old English healf (“half”); as a noun, 'half', 'side', 'part', from Proto-West Germanic *halb, from Proto-Germanic *halbaz. Cognates Cognate with Old Saxon, Old Frisian, and Old Dutch half, West Frisian heal, Dutch half, German halb, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish halv, Icelandic hálfur and Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍃 (halbs). Compare halve, behalf.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Not half his riches known, and yet despised." — 1634 October 9 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), [John Milton], edited by H[enry] Lawes, A Maske Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634: […] [Comus], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for Hvmphrey Robinson, […], published 1637, →OCLC; reprinted as Comus: […] (Dodd, Mead & Company’s Facsimile Reprints of Rare Books; Literature Series; no. I), New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1903, →OCLC:

"I and he, / Brothers in Art; a friendship so complete / Portion'd in halves between us, […]" — 1842, Alfred Tennyson, “The Gardener’s Daughter; or, The Pictures”, in Poems. […], volume II, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 19:

"Both halves feature lyrics that are so teen-girly they sound like they were written in pink ink in a padlocked diary with hearts and frowny faces for punctuation." — 2016 March 24, Darryl Sterdan, “ZAYN’s ‘Mind of Mine’ and Gwen Stefani’s ‘This is What the Truth Feels Like’ top this week’s new music”, in The Toronto Star, archived from the original on 17 Jun 2018:

"The Biden administration finalized the first national standard to limit dangerous “forever chemicals” found in nearly half of the drinking water in the United States." — 2024 April 10, Jen Christiensen, “Biden administration sets first national standard to limit ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water”, in CNN:

"However, the hosts hit back and hit back hard, first replacement hooker Andrew Hore sliding over, then Williams careering out of his own half and leaving several defenders for dead before flipping the ball to Nonu to finish off a scintillating move." — 2011 September 16, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: New Zealand 83-7 Japan”, in BBC Sport:

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