Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

first half

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.33 in modern English

Syllables: first half
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The period of play before half time, as opposed to the second half.

Example Sentences

"Raheem Sterling, in particular, was a constant menace in the first half and prominently involved in the opening goal, squaring the decisive pass for Jesus after Virgil van Dijk’s clearance had been cut out."

Inflected Forms

first halves (plural)

Antonyms

second half

Questions

What does first half mean?: The period of play before half time, as opposed to the second half.

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