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“Halve” or “Have”

halve / have are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

halve hh·AE·v

  • verbdivide by two; divide into halves.

have hh·AE·v

  • verbhave or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense.
  • verbhave as a feature.
  • verbhave a personal or business relationship with someone.
  • verbhave left.
  • verbbe confronted with.
  • verbundergo.
  • verbsuffer from; be ill with.
  • verbachieve a point or goal.
Usage

Examples in context

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“halve”

  • …and one point for a halve.
  • …a project was developed to halve the lake surface to around…
  • …Memorial Bridge stands today, to halve taxes paid for use of…
  • This was expected to halve the travel time from Nantong…

“have”

  • …the Moors and Mountains, they have great strength that allows them…
  • …2018 some 170 Virunga Rangers have died in such attacks, according…
  • …Park Rangers were reported to have been killed in Virunga National
  • …sells quilts because he doesn't have a job.
  • Because Mai Mai have had only the most tenuous…
  • …origins of policing, chief officers have regularly associated to discuss and…
  • McLeod's Daughters have had many different songs for…
  • …the water the dwarf would have torn him to pieces.
  • The Foundation claims to have been founded in 2006 and…
  • …celebration of whatever gift I have, the strangest of all my…

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