halve

verb

ˈhav 

ˈhäv

halved; halving

transitive verb

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.

—David Owen

Examples of halve in a Sentence

The store is halving the price of many summer items.

Recent Examples on the Web

During his last three years, however, Kelce has seen his touchdowns nearly halved, his receptions drop by eight per season and his first-down rate also drop 10 percentage points. —Andrew Greif, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026

Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Adidas shares have almost halved over the past year. —Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026

Now, hardware costs have more than halved as China achieved manufacturing dominance in adjacent industries like electric vehicles, which have spurred innovations and economies of scale in components that overlap with robots, including actuators, sensors, and batteries. —Eric Schmidt, Time, 3 Mar. 2026

Whitefish Bay's Village Board voted 5-2 to approve an ordinance amending city code that roughly halves pickleball play time during peak seasons at Klode Park on the northeast side of the village to address ongoing neighbor concerns about noise. —Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from half half

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for halve

• calve
• have
• nav
• mohave

Kids Definition

halve

verb

ˈhav 

ˈhȧv

halved; halving

1

: to divide into two halves

2

: to reduce to one half

halving the cost