How do you spell half past?

: half an hour after a stated time The meeting began at half past two. (British) The meeting began at half two.

Do you hyphenate two and a half years?

Don’t use hyphens when you’re just talking about a span of time. We’ve lived here for four and a half years. Two and a half years is plenty of time to learn how to play tennis.

What is half past5?

Half five” is just a colloquial way of saying “half past five”, with the word “past” being implied, i.e. an hour more than speakers of other languages would assume. To make the concept completely clear, take a look at the following examples: half five = half past five = 5:30. half seven = half past seven = 7:30.

How do you write half?

Two and a half hours. A. There is no need for hyphens if you’re using the phrase as a noun: We’ll be there in two and a half hours; two and a half hours is plenty of time. If you are using a phrase like that as a modifier, however, you’ll need hyphens to hold it all together: a two-and-a-half-hour trip.

What does half past 8 mean?

Similarly half after eight = 8:30 in some parts of the USA, while they say half past eight or eight thirty elsewhere. There various ways to say 8:45 – quarter of nine is used in some areas of the USA, and quarter til nine, quarter to nine, or eight forty-five in others.

How do you write 17 and a half?

That is, 17 1/2 as decimal is a terminating decimal.

1. 17 1/2 as a decimal = 17.5.
2. 17 1/2 in decimal form = 17.5.
3. Seventeen and one half as a decimal = 17.5.
4. 17 and 1 over 2 as a decimal = 17.5.

Does one half need a hyphen?

One half need not be hyphenated when used as a noun; however, it must be hyphenated when used as an adjective: 1. I am entitled to one half of the pizza.

What is a quarter to 6?

At minute 45, we say it’s “quarter to” the next hour. For example, at 5:45, we say it’s “quarter to six” (or 15 minutes before 6:00).

What does half 2 mean?

or half two. informal. 30 minutes after one o’clock, two o’clock, three o’clock, etc.

What is a quarter after 4?

1/2 hour = 30 minutes. 1/4 hour = 15 minutes. 15 past 4, OR a quarter past 4.

What does half past 5 look like on a clock?

Like we said, there are 60 minutes in an hour. For example, at 5:45, we say it’s “quarter to six” (or 15 minutes before 6:00). At minute 30, we say it’s “half past”.

When to use a hyphen between half and full?

In the sentence Is the glass half full? you don’t need a hyphen between half and full. However, if we put the words half full before the word glass so that they are acting as a compound modifier, then it makes sense to use a hyphen. The sentence would read He was holding a half-full glass.

When do you say half past or half to?

When telling time and 30 minutes has gone past an hour, we say “half past”. For instance, half past 4 or half past 5. Why can’t we also say “half to”. For instance, half to 5 or half to 6? Shouldn’t it be a matter of preference, as it is when a glass is said to be half empty or half full? Some expressions are idiomatic and some aren’t.

Are there any compound words that start with the word half?

The variability exists regardless of which part of speech the compound represents. Consider these sample nouns: In field sports such as football and soccer, one of the positions is halfback. But a brother or sister related to one by only one parent is a half brother or a half sister, and when the moon is half full, it is called a half-moon.

Are there any words that have hyphens in them?

The original ticker had half full and half empty without hyphens, and then the next minute the words showed up with hyphens. Common Latin phrases turn up in real-life English writing.