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