halfway
pronunciation
How to pronounce halfway in British English:
UK [ˌhɑːfˈweɪ]
How to pronounce halfway in American English:
US [ˌhæfˈweɪ]
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- Adjective:
- equally distant from the extremes
- at a point midway between two extremes
- including only half or a portion
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- Adverb:
- at half the distance; at the middle
Word Origin
- halfway (adv.)
- also half-way, Old English healfweg; see half + way (n.). Halfway house originally was a common name for inns midway between cities or stages.
Example
- 1. We are halfway through the new normal cycle .
- 2. Yet the current halfway house provides a bad advertisement for free immigration .
- 3. And the revenue-share deal lasts 10 years , with certain changes kicking in halfway .
- 4. I would eat when this arises , and stop when my stomach is halfway full .
- 5. Halfway through the book , there is a poignant episode in oslo .