Meaning

2 senses
  1. A playoff in the round with only four players or teams left, the stage before the final.

  2. A competition that narrows a field of contestants (semifinalists) to a set of finalists, for a subsequent final.

    Halbfinale, Semifinale

    полуфина́лpolufinál

    півфіна́лpivfinál

More definitions
  • one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament

Examples

18 sentences
  1. Don't worry, this isn't the final, it's just the semifinal.

    Не хвилюйся, це не фінал, це лише півфінал.

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  2. When will the semifinal take place?

    ruКогда состоится полуфинал?

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  3. Leonid made it to the semifinals.

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  4. The first semifinal match takes place today.

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  5. I think our team will reach the semifinals.

    ruЯ думаю, наша команда выйдет в полуфинал.

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Translations

9 languages
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Origin

From Latin semifinalis, equivalent to semi- + final.

From Latin semifinalis, equivalent to semi- + final.

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Forms

plural: semifinals

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament:semi

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
semifinal — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto