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halfway - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'halfway' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Halfway [ a.]
- Equally distant from the extremes; situated at an intermediate point; midway.
2 . Halfway [ adv.]
- In the middle; at half the distance; imperfectly; partially; as, he halfway yielded.

Meaning of 'halfway' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . halfway [ r]
Meaning (1):
- at half the distance; at the middle
Example in sentence:
  • he was halfway down the ladder when he fell
2 . halfway [ s]
Meaning (2):
- at a point midway between two extremes
Example in sentence:
  • at the halfway mark
Meaning (3):
- including only half or a portion
Example in sentence:
  • halfway measures