Past tense of halve
regular verb
The past tense of halve is halved. The past participle is also halved.
Forms of halve
| Base form (V1) | halve /hɑːv/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | halved |
| Past participle (V3) | halved |
| Present participle | halving |
| Third person singular | halves /hɑːvz/ |
Halved in a sentence
- All that counts is whether you won, lost, or halved the match.2005, Bill Elliott, The Golf Bag Buddy: The Essential On-Course Reference, page 67
- After all, sorrow shared is sorrow halved.2019, Leander Moss, Death at a Discount: A Funny, Magical & Inspiring Tale of the After-life, Babelcube Incorporated, page 25. From the entry a sorrow shared is a sorrow halved
- Poland’s favourite street snack, the zapiekanka, is a halved baguette covered in meat, cheese and vegetables, then toasted.2015, Teresa Czerniewicz-Umer, Małgorzata Omilanowska, Jerzy S. Majewski, “Where to Eat and Drink”, in Poland (Eyewitness Travel), London…. From the entry zapiekanka
- Kasper Schmeichel brilliantly denied Marouane Chamakh before Bacary Sagna thumped home a second, though Bradley Johnson's screamer halved the deficit.2011 January 19, Jonathan Stevenson, “Leeds 1-3 Arsenal”, in BBC. From the entry thump
- She glanced towards him, her face halved by the lamplight.2005, Kate Grenville, The Secret River, Melbourne, Vic.: Text Publishing, →ISBN, page 159. From the entry skite
Meaning of halve
- verb To reduce to half the original amount.
- verb To divide into two halves.
- verb To make up half of.
Questions about the past tense of halve
- What is the past tense of halve?
- The past tense of halve is halved.
- What is the past participle of halve?
- The past participle of halve is halved.
- Is halve a regular or irregular verb?
- Halve is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: halve (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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