half-past

A2 Topic:Time
US /ˌhæfˈpæst/ UK /ˌhɑːfˈpɑːst/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    thirty minutes after a stated hour

    The train leaves at half-past six.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · thirty minutes after a... thirty minutes past
Word family
Related forms timehour

Etymology

Compound of half + past.

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