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