halfway
gb/hˈæfwˈeɪ/ us/hˈæfwˈeɪ/
A2
English
~ 1800
félúton, félig, részben, valaminek a felénél tart, félkész, félmunka, részleges
A2
1
félúton
B1
Usage pattern:
[someone/something] is halfway [between X and Y]
The hotel is halfway between the airport and the city center.
A szálloda félúton van a repülőtér és a belváros között.
We stopped for lunch when we were halfway through our journey.
Félúton megálltunk ebédelni.
The park is about halfway down the street.
Learner examples
The school is halfway between my house and the shop.
Az iskola félúton van a házam és a bolt között.
We are halfway to the beach now.
Most félúton vagyunk a strand felé.
The bus stop is halfway down the road.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'halfway' with 'half', using 'half' alone when they mean 'halfway'.
Meaning
At the middle point between two places
Collocations
halfway point
|halfway mark
|halfway between
Synonyms
midway (More formal or literary, but same physical meaning.)
Antonyms
end (Refers to the farthest point rather than the middle.)
Themes
daily life
|travel
|space
Definition
In the middle between two places or points.
At a point that is equally distant from two ends or two places.
A2
2
Usage pattern:
to be halfway [through something]
I'm only halfway through the book.
Még csak a könyv felénél tartok.
She was halfway convinced by his argument.
Az érvelése részben meggyőzte.
They are halfway finished with the project.
Learner examples
I am halfway through my homework.
A házi feladatom felénél tartok.
We are halfway done with dinner.
Már félig végeztünk a vacsorával.
He is halfway finished with painting the wall.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes use 'middle' incorrectly instead of 'halfway' for progress in tasks.
Meaning
Partly but not completely done or true
Collocations
halfway done
|halfway finished
|halfway through
Synonyms
partially (Formal synonym meaning 'in part', less colloquial.)
Antonyms
completely (Means fully done or at the end, opposite of partial.)
Themes
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Partly, but not fully or completely.
To an extent that is in the middle between two extremes, especially between not at all and completely.
B1
3
Usage pattern:
a halfway [measure/solution/effort]
It was just a halfway solution to a serious problem.
Ez csak részleges megoldást jelentett egy súlyos problémára.
Don't do a halfway job on this project.
Ne végezz félmunkát ezen a projekten.
The reforms were criticized as being only halfway measures.
Learner examples
This is a halfway plan to fix the car.
Ez még csak egy félkész terv az autó megjavítására.
He gave a halfway answer to my question.
Csak részleges választ adott a kérdésemre.
They made a halfway effort to clean the room.
Common mistake:
Learners may confuse this with meaning 'in the middle', but here it means 'partial'.
Meaning
Only partly complete or developed
Collocations
halfway measure
|halfway solution
|halfway effort
Synonyms
incomplete (Neutral term for not finished, without implying low quality.)
Antonyms
thorough (Implies full and complete in detail, opposite of partial.)
Themes
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Not finished or not fully done.
Only partially completed, developed, or committed.
Grammar
Dictionary form
halfway
IPA
GB/hˈæfwˈeɪ/
US/hˈæfwˈeɪ/
Syllables & stress
halfway (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (halfway)
Word forms
Adjective
- Base: halfway
Word family
Expressions
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.
Examples
- 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.
Examples
- 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.
Examples
- If you meet me halfway, we can finish this deal today.
- They refused to meet us halfway on the price.