Meaning of in half | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Into two halves.
2. By a divisor of two; to a numerical value which is half of the original value.

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Examples

“I broke the brank in half.”

“Nicholas picked up Mr Lenville's ash stick⟳ which had flown out of his hand, and breaking it in half, threw him the pieces.”

“"Kindly take⟳ them in batches of ten sheets, and tear⟳ them in half, Dunstable."”

“A hero exhibiting “superhuman strength” has saved the life of a motorist trapped in a burning vehicle by bending the car's door in half with his bare hands.”

“A biotechnology cancer drug cuts in half the risk⟳ that one type⟳ of breast cancer will recur after surgery.”

“[H]e helped oversee⟳ a military offensive that cut⟳ the numbers of rebel forces in half to about 8,000 fighters.”

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