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