Definition of halfway Halfway

/hæˈfwejˈ/ - [hafwey] - half•way

We found 10 definitions of halfway from 5 different sources.

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What does halfway mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

halfway, halfwaier, halfwaiest

halfway - including only half or a portion; "halfway measures"
halfway - at a point midway between two extremes; "at the halfway mark"
halfway - equally distant from the extremes
  center, middle, midway
  central in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; "a central position"

Adverb

halfway - at half the distance; at the middle; "he was halfway down the ladder when he fell"
  midway
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • halfway (adv.)
    In the middle; at half the distance; imperfectly; partially; as, he halfway yielded.
  • halfway (a.)
    Equally distant from the extremes; situated at an intermediate point; midway.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • halfway
    In the middle of a distance between two points.

Part of speech

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  • halfway, adjective.

Pronunciation

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