{
    "term": "half",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "either of two equal parts into which something is or can be divided",
            "sensetop": "half of somethingin halfby half",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "two and a half kilos *(= 2½)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "One and a half hours are allowed for the exam."
                },
                {
                    "text": "An hour and a half is allowed for the exam."
                },
                {
                    "text": "in the **first half** of the 20th century",
                    "contextForm": "half of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **second half** of the book is more exciting."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **two halves** of the city were reunited in 1990."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the left half of the brain"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the lower half of the window"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the northern half of the country"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've divided the money in half.",
                    "contextForm": "in half"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We'll need to reduce the weight by half.",
                    "contextForm": "by half"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Cut the remaining half into large chunks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Over a half of all accidents happen in the home."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's four and a half years old now."
                },
                {
                    "text": "in the latter half of the 19th century"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the rear half of the car"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We split the work half and half."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["first", "second", "last"],
                "preposition": ["by half", "in half", "in the… half"],
                "phrases": ["about half", "almost half", "around half"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "either of two periods of time into which a sports game, concert, etc. is divided",
            "sensetop": "in the… halfhalf of something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "No goals were scored **in the first half**.",
                    "contextForm": "in the… half"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She played well **in the second half** of the match.",
                    "contextForm": "half of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He made two superb saves in the first two minutes of the half."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We had a few chances to score in both halves."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["first", "second", "last"],
                "preposition": ["by half", "in half", "in the… half"],
                "phrases": ["about half", "almost half", "around half"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "one of the defending players in hockey or rugby whose position is between those who play at the front of a team and those who play at the back",
            "labels": "North American English",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "one of the two attacking players in American football whose position is behind the quarterback and next to the full backs",
            "labels": "North American English",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "the position a half back plays at (also called a tailback in American football)",
            "labels": "North American English",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "half a pint (= 0.568 of a litre in the UK and some other countries, and 0.473 of a litre in the US) of beer or a similar drink",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Two halves of bitter, please."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "bigger, better, more important, etc. than usual",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "That was a game and a half!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to do whatever you do completely and to the greatest possible degree",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You're expecting twins? Well, you never did do anything by halves."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to share the cost of something equally with somebody",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We go halves on all the bills."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used in negative sentences to say that a situation is worse or more complicated than somebody thinks",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘It sounds very difficult.’ ‘**You don't know the half of it**.’"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used to say that you think you will do something, although you are not sure",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I've half a mind to come with you tomorrow."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used to say that you think that what somebody has done is bad and should do something about it, although you probably will not",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I've a good mind to write and tell your parents about it."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the way of life of a different social group, especially one much richer than you",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that there is not much real difference between two possible choices",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Preferences and decisions"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "one and a half times the usual rate of pay",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We get time and a half on Sundays."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "clever, etc. in a way that annoys you or makes you not trust somebody/something",
            "labels": "(British English, informal, disapproving)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/hɑːf/",
                "audio": "ha/half/half__gb_3.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/hɑːvz/",
                "audio": "ha/half/halves__gb_5.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/hæf/",
                "audio": "ha/half/half__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/hævz/",
                "audio": "ha/half/halves__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English half, healf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch half and German halb (adjectives). The earliest meaning of the Germanic base was ‘side’, also a noun sense in Old English."
}