midway
Being in the middle of the way or distanceBeing in the middle of the way or distance; middle.
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» The church is midway between your house and mine.
Церковь находится на полпути между твоим домом и моим. — marafon
Церковь находится на полпути между вашим домом и моим. — marafon
DJ_Saidez · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(not comparable)Being in the middle of the way or distance; middle.
He told me to identify a good midway point at which I could pause the job.
A: Where's the ship at currently? B: It is midway.
- equally distant from the extremes
Examples
10 sentencesThe church is midway between your house and mine.
ruЦерковь находится на полпути между твоим домом и моим. — marafon
My son had to use the bathroom midway through the movie.
When Tom was midway through a sentence, the phone went dead.
ruКогда Том добрался до середины предложения, телефон отключился. — Inego
Tom is always fumbling his words, always changing what he's saying midway.
Midway through our trip we realized that we hadn't brought enough money.
Origin
From Middle English mydwaye, mydweye, from Old English midweġ (“midway”), equivalent to miFrom Middle English mydwaye, mydweye, from Old English midweġ (“midway”), equivalent to mid- + way. Cognate with Dutch midweg (“midway”), Middle Low German midwech (“midway”).
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