1 to divide (something) into two equal parts: He halved the apple.
az: ikiyə bölmək; paralamaq
ru: делить пополам
2 to make half as great as before; to reduce by half: By going away early in the year, we nearly halved the cost of our holiday.
az: yarıbayarı azaltmaq, yarılamaq
ru: сокращать наполовину