# halves

Pronunciation: US say "HAVZ" /hævz/; UK say "HAHVZ" /hɑːvz/

## Noun

1. Plural of half. — plural of half
   - Simple: Plural of half. Use this form when you mean more than one half.
   - _The recipe calls for both halves of the lemon._
   - _He fitted the two halves of the broken plate back together._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of halve. — third-person singular simple present indicative of halve
   - Simple: Third-person singular of halve. Use it with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The new tunnel halves the travel time between the two cities._
   - _Each step in the process halves the amount of waste produced._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/halves (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).