halfway
gb/hˈæfwˈeɪ/ us/hˈæfwˈeɪ/
A2
Английски
~ 1800
Значения
0 значения
adverb
A2
relation
1
At the middle point between two places
In the middle between two places or points.
Модел на употреба:
[someone/something] is halfway [between X and Y]
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'halfway' with 'half', using 'half' alone when they mean 'halfway'.
Синоними
midway (More formal or literary, but same physical meaning.)
Антоними
end (Refers to the farthest point rather than the middle.)
Колокации
halfway point
|halfway mark
|halfway between
Теми
daily life
|travel
|space
Примери
- 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.
Примери за учащи
- 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.
Модел на употреба:
to be halfway [through something]
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes use 'middle' incorrectly instead of 'halfway' for progress in tasks.
Синоними
partially (Formal synonym meaning 'in part', less colloquial.)
Антоними
completely (Means fully done or at the end, opposite of partial.)
Колокации
halfway done
|halfway finished
|halfway through
Теми
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- I'm only halfway through the book.
- She was halfway convinced by his argument.
- They are halfway finished with the project.
Примери за учащи
- 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.
Модел на употреба:
a halfway [measure/solution/effort]
Честа грешка:
Learners may confuse this with meaning 'in the middle', but here it means 'partial'.
Синоними
incomplete (Neutral term for not finished, without implying low quality.)
Антоними
thorough (Implies full and complete in detail, opposite of partial.)
Колокации
halfway measure
|halfway solution
|halfway effort
Теми
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- 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.
Примери за учащи
- 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.
Граматика
Изрази
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.
Примери
- 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.
Примери
- 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.
Примери
- If you meet me halfway, we can finish this deal today.
- They refused to meet us halfway on the price.