Halfway
/ˌhæfˈweɪ/ adj, adv, name
adj, adv, name ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Middle; midway; being in the middle of the way or distance. not-comparable
"John blacked out at the halfway point of the marathon."
Adjective
- 1 equally distant from the extremes wordnet
- 2 including only half or a portion wordnet
- 3 at a point midway between two extremes wordnet
Adverb
- 1 Half of the way between two points. not-comparable
"I was already halfway home when I missed my keyring."
- 2 Moderately; somewhat. not-comparable
"a halfway decent place to sleep"
Adverb
- 1 at half the distance; at the middle wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A community in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.
- 2 A community in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.
- 3 A village in County Cork, Ireland.
- 4 A hamlet in Welford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4068).
- 5 An outer suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4381).
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- 6 A hamlet (Halfway Houses) in Upton Scudamore parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8748).
- 7 An area (Halfwayhouse) in Glasgow, Scotland (given grid ref NS5463, not shown on maps)
- 8 A suburb of Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6559).
- 9 A hamlet in Talley community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN6430).
- 10 A suburb of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire (OS grid ref SN5200).
- 11 An unincorporated community in Allen County, Kentucky, United States.
- 12 An unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky.
- 13 A former unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky.
- 14 Two former unincorporated communities in Williamson County, Illinois, United States.
- 15 A census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States.
- 16 A village in Polk County, Missouri, United States.
- 17 A small town in Baker County, Oregon, United States.
- 18 An unincorporated hamlet in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States.
- 19 An unincorporated community in Sublette County, Wyoming, United States.
Example
More examples"Let's meet halfway between your house and mine."
Etymology
From Middle English halfwey, from Old English healfweġ (“half-way”), equivalent to half- + way. Compare partway. Cognate with Saterland Frisian hoolfwais (“halfway”), Dutch halfweg (“halfway”), German halbwegs (“halfway”), Danish halvvejs (“halfway”), Swedish halvvägs (“halfway”).