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