meet halfway
To compromise; to achieve a mutual accommodationTo compromise; to achieve a mutual accommodation.
» Let's meet halfway between your house and mine.
Давай встретимся на полпути от твоего дома к моему.
Meaning
3 senses(idiomatic, intransitive)To compromise; to achieve a mutual accommodation.
(idiomatic, transitive)To compromise with or to accommodate.
(idiomatic, rare, transitive)To settle (contrary opinions, etc.) by making concessions.
Examples
17 sentencesLet's meet halfway between your house and mine.
ruДавай встретимся на полпути от твоего дома к моему. — amanshi
Won't you meet me halfway?
ruТы не пойдёшь со мной на компромисс? — odexed
deWillst du mir nicht entgegenkommen? — al_ex_an_der
Let's meet each other halfway.
deTreffen wir uns auf halber Strecke! — Waldelfe
Offer to meet Tom halfway.
I had to meet him halfway.
deIch musste ihm auf halbem Wege entgegenkommen. — Tamy
Translations
1 languagesForms
meets halfway, meeting halfway, met halfway, met halfway| Base form | meet halfway · to meet halfway |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | meets halfway |
| Present participle | meeting halfway |
| Past simple | met halfway |
| Past participle | met halfway |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle