- half past one/two
- ► half past one (two, etc.) thirty minutes after one (two, etc.) o'clock.Main Entry: ↑half
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half past one (two, etc.) — thirty minutes after one (two, etc.) o clock. → half … English new terms dictionary
half past one/two, etc. — ► half past one (two, etc.) thirty minutes after one (two, etc.) o clock. Main Entry: ↑half … English terms dictionary
half past one — ● half * * * half past one/two/etc phrase 30 minutes after one o’clock two o’clock etc The shops close at half past five. Usage note In spoken British English people often say ‘half one’ … Useful english dictionary
half past one — ► half past one (two, etc.) thirty minutes after one (two, etc.) o clock. Main Entry: ↑half … English terms dictionary
half past two — half past one/two/etc phrase 30 minutes after one o’clock two o’clock etc The shops close at half past five. Usage note In spoken British English people often say ‘half one’, ‘half two’ etc, which has the same meaning as ‘half past one’, ‘half… … Useful english dictionary
half past two — ► half past one (two, etc.) thirty minutes after one (two, etc.) o clock. Main Entry: ↑half … English terms dictionary
half after one — half past ˈone, ˈtwo, etc. idiom (US also half after ˈone, ˈtwo, etc.) (also BrE informal half ˈone, ˈtwo, etc.) 30 minutes after any hour on the clock Main entry … Useful english dictionary
half one (two, etc.) — informal way of saying half past one (two, etc.). → half … English new terms dictionary
half — [ hæf ] (plural halves [ hævz ] ) function word, quantifier *** Half can be used in the following ways: as a predeterminer (followed by a word such as a, the, this, or his ): We live half a mile up the road. I have to spend half my time taking… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
half — ► NOUN (pl. halves) 1) either of two equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided. 2) either of two equal periods into which a match or performance is divided. 3) Brit. informal half a pint of beer. 4) informal a half… … English terms dictionary
