half

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

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

   “I ate the smaller half of the apple.”

2. isim One of two equal periods into which a game is divided.

   “An association football match usually consists of two halves of 45 minutes each.”

3. isim One of the two opposite parts of the playing field of various sports, in which each starts the game.

   “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.”

4. isim half a pint of beer or cider. (Refusing a pint) Just a half, thank you. (Offering to top up a pint glass) Do you want a half in that? (Minimizing the amount of drink taken) A swift half at the Pear Tree.

   “He came back with a pint of Guinness for me and a half of bitter for Wendy.”

5. isim A barrel measure of 27 gallons (half a hogshead).

   “Barrels came in firkins, nine gallons; kilderkins, eighteen gallons; halves, twenty-seven gallons; barrels, thirty-six gallons and hogsheads, fifty-four.”

6. isim The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.

   “Three-quarters minus a quarter is a half.”

7. isim Any of the three terms at Eton College, for Michaelmas, Lent, and summer.
8. isim A half sibling.

   “So for Richard and Barbara, Jeff and Kari, the impossibly varied collection of steps and halves that is another legacy of my father.”

9. isim A child ticket. Two and a half to Paddington.
10. isim abbreviated form for half marathon.
11. isim Clipping of half-dollar.

    “Tonight, we're offering the last of the Walking Liberty Halves for awhile:^([sic])”

12. sıfat Consisting of a half (½, 50%).

    “a half kilo”

13. sıfat Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.

    “a half truth”

14. sıfat Having one parent (rather than two) in common.

    “A half brother or half sister”

15. sıfat Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two.

    “A half uncle or half aunt or half cousin”

16. zarf In two equal parts or to an equal degree.
17. zarf In some part approximating a half.
18. zarf Partially; imperfectly.

    “half-colored”

19. zarf Practically, nearly.

    “To be a King, is halfe to bee a God.”

20. fiil To halve.
21. edat Half past; a half-hour (30 minutes) after the last hour.

    “The time is 9:30; it is half nine.”

22. edat A half-hour to (preceding) the next hour.

    “In some countries, "half seven" means 6:30.”

23. ünlem A call reminding performers that the performance will begin in thirty minutes.