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Definition of half adverb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    half

     adverb
    adverb
    NAmE//hæf//
     
     
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  1. 1to the extent of half The glass was half full.
  2. 2partly The chicken was only half cooked. half-closed eyes I'm half inclined to agree.
    3. Idioms
    half again as much
     
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    an increase of 50% of the existing number or amount Spending on health is half again as much as it was in 2009.
    not half
     
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    not nearly He's not half as rich as they say he is.
    not half bad (informal)
     
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    (used to show surprise) not bad at all; good It really isn't half bad, is it?
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