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  • 1half as many again — half as much/many/again phrase used for saying that an amount a number is 50% greater than another amount number A flat in London costs half as much again as a similar flat in Glasgow. Thesaurus: fractions and types of fractionhyponym Main entry …

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  • 2twice as much again — half/twice/etc as much again phrase used for comparing two amounts and saying how much more one amount is than the other A house in London costs half as much again as a house in Edinburgh. Thesaurus: ways of comparing thingssynonym Main entry:… …

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  • 3half */*/*/ — UK [hɑːf] / US [hæf] adjective, adverb, noun, number, predeterminer, pronoun Word forms half : singular half plural halves UK [hɑːvz] / US [hævz] Summary: Half can be used in the following ways: as a predeterminer (followed by a word such as a ,… …

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  • 4again — a|gain [ ə gen ] adverb *** Again is used in the following ways: as an adverb: I love that tune. Play it again. as a way of showing how a sentence is related to what has already been said: Tomatoes are easy to grow. But, again, they need to be… …

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  • 5again */*/*/ — UK [əˈɡen] / US adverb Summary: Again is used in the following ways: as an adverb: I love that tune. Play it again. as a way of showing how a sentence is related to what has already been said: Tomatoes are easy to grow. But, again, they need to… …

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  • 6again*/*/*/ — [əˈgen] adv 1) one more time If you fail the exam you will have to take it again.[/ex] Oh no, now I ll have to start all over again (= a second time from the beginning).[/ex] I read through her letter again and again (= many times).[/ex] Once… …

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  • 7half — half1 W1S1 [ha:f US hæf] predeterminer, pron, adj [only before noun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(50%)¦ 2¦(most of)¦ 3¦(time)¦ 4¦(combination)¦ 5 half a dozen 6 half a/the chance 7 half an eye/ear 8 be half the battle 9 half a minute/moment/second etc …

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  • 8half — [ hæf ] (plural halves [ hævz ] ) function word, quantifier *** Half can be used in the following ways: as a predeterminer (followed by a word such as a, the, this, or his ): We live half a mile up the road. I have to spend half my time taking… …

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  • 9half again as much/many etc. as — half again as much/many (etc.) as (US) (or Brit half as much/many (etc.) again as) used to say that the size or amount of one thing is 50 percent more than another If 100 people were expected and 150 came, half again as many people came as were… …

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  • 10half again as much/many as — half again as much/many (etc.) as (US) (or Brit half as much/many (etc.) again as) used to say that the size or amount of one thing is 50 percent more than another If 100 people were expected and 150 came, half again as many people came as were… …

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