الإنجليزية

halfway

gb/hˈæfwˈeɪ/ us/hˈæfwˈeɪ/
A2 الإنجليزية
~ 1800
المعاني
0 معنى
adverb A2 relation
1

At the middle point between two places

In the middle between two places or points.

نمط الاستخدام: [someone/something] is halfway [between X and Y]
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'halfway' with 'half', using 'half' alone when they mean 'halfway'.
المرادفات
midway (More formal or literary, but same physical meaning.)
الأضداد
end (Refers to the farthest point rather than the middle.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
halfway point |halfway mark |halfway between
الموضوعات
daily life |travel |space
أمثلة
  • The hotel is halfway between the airport and the city center.
  • We stopped for lunch when we were halfway through our journey.
  • The park is about halfway down the street.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
  • The school is halfway between my house and the shop.
  • We are halfway to the beach now.
  • The bus stop is halfway down the road.
adverb A2 relation
2

Partly but not completely done or true

Partly, but not fully or completely.

نمط الاستخدام: to be halfway [through something]
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes use 'middle' incorrectly instead of 'halfway' for progress in tasks.
المرادفات
partially (Formal synonym meaning 'in part', less colloquial.)
الأضداد
completely (Means fully done or at the end, opposite of partial.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
halfway done |halfway finished |halfway through
الموضوعات
daily life |core_vocabulary
أمثلة
  • I'm only halfway through the book.
  • She was halfway convinced by his argument.
  • They are halfway finished with the project.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
  • I am halfway through my homework.
  • We are halfway done with dinner.
  • He is halfway finished with painting the wall.
adjective B1 property
3

Only partly complete or developed

Not finished or not fully done.

نمط الاستخدام: a halfway [measure/solution/effort]
خطأ شائع:
Learners may confuse this with meaning 'in the middle', but here it means 'partial'.
المرادفات
incomplete (Neutral term for not finished, without implying low quality.)
الأضداد
thorough (Implies full and complete in detail, opposite of partial.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
halfway measure |halfway solution |halfway effort
الموضوعات
daily life |core_vocabulary
أمثلة
  • It was just a halfway solution to a serious problem.
  • Don't do a halfway job on this project.
  • The reforms were criticized as being only halfway measures.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
  • This is a halfway plan to fix the car.
  • He gave a halfway answer to my question.
  • They made a halfway effort to clean the room.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
halfway
IPA
GB/hˈæfwˈeɪ/
US/hˈæfwˈeɪ/
المقاطع والنبر
halfway (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (halfway)
تصريفات الكلمة
Adjective
  • Base: halfway
عائلة الكلمة
Core family
half noun A1 halve verb
Negative and opposite forms
whole adjective A2
التعبيرات

go halfway to doing something

1
/ɡˈoʊ hˈæfwˈeɪ tə dˈuɪŋ sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase

Do part of what is needed to achieve something

To do part but not everything needed to finish something.

أمثلة
  • This new policy goes halfway to solving the problem.
  • Their plan only goes halfway to meeting our needs.

halfway house

1
/hˈæfwˈeɪ hˈaʊs/
fixed phrase

Residence for people in transition

A place where people live for a time when they are moving from prison or treatment back to normal life.

أمثلة
  • After rehab, he spent six months in a halfway house.
  • The city opened a new halfway house for former prisoners.

meet someone halfway

1
/mˈit sˈʌmwˌʌn hˈæfwˈeɪ/
idiom

Compromise with someone

To agree to give up part of what you want so that you and another person can agree.

أمثلة
  • If you meet me halfway, we can finish this deal today.
  • They refused to meet us halfway on the price.

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