[
  {
    "word": "half",
    "phonetic": "/h\u0251\u02d0f/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/h\u0251\u02d0f/",
        "audio": ""
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I ate the slightly smaller half of the apple."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Half of a standard measure; frequently used for half a pint of beer or cider.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(preceded by \u201ca\u201d or a number) The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Three-quarters minus a quarter is a half."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Part; side; behalf.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Any of the three terms at Eton College, for Michaelmas, Lent, and summer.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A half sibling.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A child ticket.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "\u00bd"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To halve.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "dimidiate"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Consisting of a half (1/2, 50%).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "a half bushel; a half hour; a half dollar; a half view"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "a half dream; half knowledge"
          },
          {
            "definition": "(of a sibling) Having one parent (rather than two) in common.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(rare, of a relative other than a sibling) Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "demi-",
          "hemi-",
          "semi-"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "In two equal parts or to an equal degree.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "In some part approximating a half.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Partially; imperfectly.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He does sometimes half wish to change his life, but it is too difficult."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "preposition",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A half-hour after, thirty minutes after (used with the number of the hour).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "half one"
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/half"
    ]
  }
]