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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

halfway en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌhæfˈweɪ/ (US)
  • (US) audio
  • /hɑːfˈweɪ/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English halfwey, from Old English healfweġ (“half-way”), equivalent to half- + way. Compare partway. Cognate with Saterland Frisian hoolfwais (“halfway”), Dutch halfweg (“halfway”), German halbwegs (“halfway”), Danish halvvejs (“halfway”), Swedish halvvägs (“halfway”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Middle; midway; being in the middle of the way or distance.
    • John blacked out at the halfway point of the marathon.

Forms

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halfway en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • /ˌhæfˈweɪ/ (US)
  • (US) audio
  • /hɑːfˈweɪ/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English halfwey, from Old English healfweġ (“half-way”), equivalent to half- + way. Compare partway. Cognate with Saterland Frisian hoolfwais (“halfway”), Dutch halfweg (“halfway”), German halbwegs (“halfway”), Danish halvvejs (“halfway”), Swedish halvvägs (“halfway”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Half of the way between two points.
    • I was already halfway home when I missed my keyring.
    • Just over halfway up, we reached the Human settlement with its houses of stone and wood and thatch. 1989, Octavia E. Butler, “Part III, Chapter 7”, in Imago, page 210:
    • For Super Bowl visitors, Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens lies about halfway between the Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports. 2020 January 7, Rebecca Wallwork, “Which South Florida airport should I fly into?”, in CNN:
    • One day has gone by and she's already halfway through the book.
    • "He comes halfway and I come halfway," said Mr. Korson, 56. 2010 March 25, Corey Kilgannon, “When Meeting Halfway Means in the Street”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 18 Sep 2024:
    • It's July 1st, so this year is halfway over.
  2. (not-comparable) Moderately; somewhat.
    • a halfway decent place to sleep

Forms

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Deriveds

halfway line · halfway house · meet halfway · halfway model · halfway there · halfway decent · halfway covenant

Relateds

halfways

Synonyms

partway · midway

Translations (43)

ru наполови́ну (midway) · af halfpad (midway) · gd letheach-slighe (midway) · fr (à) mi-chemin (midway) · uk на півдорозі (midway) · sa अर्धपथे (midway) · pl na półmetku (midway) · ru на полпути́ (midway) · ga leath slí (midway) · de halbwegs (midway) · ja 中間で (midway) · nb midtvegs (midway) · alt јарым јол (midway) · tr yarı yolda (midway) · es a caballo entre (midway) · it a metà strada (midway) · nl halfweg (midway) · nan-hbl 半路 (midway) · es a mitad de (midway) · eo duonvoje (midway) · pl w pół drogi (midway) · pt na metade (midway) · cmn 半路 (midway) · nb midtveis (midway) · es a mediados (midway) · sv halvvägs (midway) · ru полдоро́ги (midway) · ca a mig camí (midway) · fi puolivälissä (midway) · cmn 半途 (midway) · be напаўдарозе (midway) · bg на половината път (midway) · ga leath bealaigh (midway) · nn midtvegs (midway) · af halfweg (midway) · pl w połowie drogi (midway) · nb halvveis (midway) · alt јол ортозы (midway) · nl halverwege (midway) · cmn 中途 (midway) · es por la mitad (midway) · ja 途中で (midway) · hu félúton (midway)