halfway
Middle; midway; being in the middle of the way or distanceMiddle; midway; being in the middle of the way or distance.
» Don't give up halfway.
Gib nicht auf halbem Wege auf! — PeterR
Gib nicht auf halber Strecke auf! — Tickler
Не сдавайся на полдороге. — Ooneykcall
Не здавайся на півдорозі. — Anjy
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1 senses(not comparable)Middle; midway; being in the middle of the way or distance.
John blacked out at the halfway point of the marathon.
- including only half or a portion
- at a point midway between two extremes
- equally distant from the extremes
Examples
151 sentencesDon't give up halfway.
Не здавайся на півдорозі. — Anjy
ruНе сдавайся на полдороге. — Ooneykcall
deGib nicht auf halbem Wege auf! — PeterR
I'm halfway home.
Я на півшляху додому. — deniko
We went halfway up the mountain.
ruМы были на полпути к вершине горы. — Ivanovb
deWir sind halbwegs den Berg hinaufgestiegen. — Dejo
Tom is already halfway to Boston.
I'm only halfway finished doing this.
Origin
From Middle English halfwey, from Old English healfweġ (“half-way”), equivalent to half- +From Middle English halfwey, from Old English healfweġ (“half-way”), equivalent to half- + way. Compare partway.
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