·adj Part; side; behalf.
II. Half ·vt To halve. [Obs.] ·see Halve.
III. Half ·adj Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half bushel; a half hour; a half dollar; a half view.
IV. Half ·adj Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect; as, a half dream; half knowledge.
V. Half ·adj One of two equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided;
— sometimes followed by of; as, a half of an Apple.
VI. Half ·adv In an equal part or degree; in some pa/ appro/mating a half; partially; imperfectly; as, half-colored, half done, half-hearted, half persuaded, half conscious.