The difference between Half and Side
When used as nouns, half means one of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided. one of the two opposite parts of the playing field of various sports, in which each starts the game, whereas side means a bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
When used as adverbs, half means in two equal parts or to an equal degree, whereas side means widely.
When used as verbs, half means to halve, whereas side means to ally oneself, be in an alliance, usually with "with" or rarely "in with".
When used as adjectives, half means consisting of a half (1/2, 50%), whereas side means being on the left or right, or toward the left or right.
Half is also preposition with the meaning: a half-hour after, thirty minutes after .
check bellow for the other definitions of Half and Side
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Half as an adjective:
Consisting of a half (1/2, 50%).
Examples:
"a half bushel''; ''a half hour''; ''a half dollar''; ''a half view"
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Half as an adjective:
Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.
Examples:
"a half dream''; ''half knowledge"
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Half as an adjective (of a sibling):
Having one parent (rather than two) in common.
Examples:
"A m half brother or m half sister"
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Half as an adjective (rare, of a relative other than a sibling):
Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two.
Examples:
"A m half uncle or m half aunt or m half cousin"
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Half as an adverb:
In two equal parts or to an equal degree.
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Half as an adverb:
In some part approximating a half.
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Half as an adverb:
Partially; imperfectly.
Examples:
"half-colored''; ''half done''; ''half-hearted''; ''half persuaded''; ''half conscious"
"He does sometimes half wish to change his life, but it is too difficult."
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Half as a noun (sports):
One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided. One of the two opposite parts of the playing field of various sports, in which each starts the game.
Examples:
"I ate the slightly smaller half of the apple."
"You don't know the half of it."
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Half as a noun (British):
Half of a standard measure; frequently used for half a pint of beer or cider.
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Half as a noun (preceded by “a” or a number):
The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.
Examples:
"Three-quarters minus a quarter is a half."
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Half as a noun (obsolete):
Part; side; behalf.
Examples:
"rfquotek Wyclif"
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Half as a noun:
Any of the three terms at , for Michaelmas, Lent, and summer.
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Half as a noun (slang):
A half sibling.
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Half as a noun (UK, archaic):
A child ticket.
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Half as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To halve.
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Half as a preposition (UK, Ireland):
A half-hour after, thirty minutes after .
Examples:
"'half one half past one, 1:30 inline=1"
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Side as a noun:
A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
Examples:
"A square has four sides."
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Side as a noun:
A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face.
Examples:
"A cube has six sides."
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Side as a noun:
One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.
Examples:
"Which side of the tray shall I put it on?  nowrap The patient was bleeding on the right side."
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Side as a noun:
A region in a specified position with respect to something.
Examples:
"Meet me on the north side of the monument."
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Side as a noun:
The portion of the human torso usually covered by the arms when they are not raised; the areas on the left and right between the belly or chest and the back.
Examples:
"I generally sleep on my side."
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Side as a noun:
One surface of a sheet of paper (used instead of "page", which can mean one or both surfaces.)
Examples:
"John wrote 15 sides for his essay!"
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Side as a noun:
One possible aspect of a concept, person or thing.
Examples:
"Look on the bright side."
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Side as a noun:
One set of competitors in a game.
Examples:
"Which side has kick-off?"
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Side as a noun (UK, Australia, Ireland):
A sports team.
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Side as a noun:
A group having a particular allegiance in a conflict or competition.
Examples:
"In the second world war, the Italians were on the side of the Germans."
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Side as a noun (music):
A recorded piece of music; a record, especially in jazz.
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Side as a noun (sports, billiards, snooker, pool):
Sidespin; english
Examples:
"He had to put a bit of side on to hit the pink ball."
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Side as a noun (British, Australia, Ireland, dated):
A television channel, usually as opposed to the one currently being watched .
Examples:
"I just want to see what's on the other side — James said there was a good film on tonight."
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Side as a noun (US, colloquial):
A dish that accompanies the main course; a side dish.
Examples:
"Do you want a side of cole-slaw with that?"
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Side as a noun:
A line of descent traced through one parent as distinguished from that traced through another.
Examples:
"his mother's side of the family"
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Side as a noun (baseball):
The batters faced in an inning by a particular pitcher
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Side as a noun (slang, dated):
An unjustified air of self-importance.
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Side as a verb (intransitive):
To ally oneself, be in an alliance, usually with "with" or rarely "in with"
Examples:
"Which will you side with, good or evil?"
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Side as a verb:
To lean on one side.
Examples:
"rfquotek Francis Bacon"
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Side as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward.
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Side as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To suit; to pair; to match.
Examples:
"rfquotek Clarendon"
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Side as a verb (transitive, shipbuilding):
To work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides.
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Side as a verb (transitive):
To furnish with a siding.
Examples:
"to side a house"
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Side as a verb (transitive, cooking):
To provide with, as a side or accompaniment.
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Side as an adjective:
Being on the left or right, or toward the left or right; lateral.
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Side as an adjective:
Indirect; oblique; incidental.
Examples:
"a side issue; a side view or remark"
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Side as an adjective (UK, _, archaic, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland):
Wide; large; long, pendulous, hanging low, trailing; far-reaching.
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Side as an adjective (Scotland):
Far; distant.
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Side as an adverb (UK, _, dialectal):
Widely; wide; far.