HALFWAY


Meaning of HALFWAY in English

also half-way

1.

Halfway means in the middle of a place or between two points, at an equal distance from each of them.

Half-way across the car-park, he noticed she was walking with her eyes closed...

He was ~ up the ladder...

ADV: usu ADV prep/adv, also ADV after v

2.

Halfway means in the middle of a period of time or of an event.

By then, it was October and we were more than ~ through our tour.

ADV: ADV prep/adv

Halfway is also an adjective.

Welsh international Matthew Postle was third fastest at the ~ point.

ADJ: ADJ n

3.

If you meet someone ~, you accept some of the points they are making so that you can come to an agreement with them.

The Democrats are willing to meet the president ~.

PHRASE: V inflects

4.

Halfway means reasonably. (INFORMAL)

You need hard currency to get anything ~ decent...

ADV: ADV adj

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