halfway

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Scrabble points
19
Words With Friends
18
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˌhæfˈweɪ/ (US)
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/ˌhæfˈweɪ/ (US) · /hɑːfˈweɪ/ (UK)

Definition of halfway

22 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. (not-comparable)Half of the way between two points.
    “I was already halfway home when I missed my keyring.”
    “One day has gone by and she's already halfway through the book.”
    “It's July 1st, so this year is halfway over.”
    “Just over halfway up, we reached the Human settlement with its houses of stone and wood and thatch.”
    “"He comes halfway and I come halfway," said Mr. Korson, 56.”
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adv

  1. (not-comparable)Half of the way between two points.
    “I was already halfway home when I missed my keyring.”
    “One day has gone by and she's already halfway through the book.”
    “It's July 1st, so this year is halfway over.”
    “Just over halfway up, we reached the Human settlement with its houses of stone and wood and thatch.”
    “"He comes halfway and I come halfway," said Mr. Korson, 56.”
  2. (not-comparable)Moderately; somewhat.
    “a halfway decent place to sleep”

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Middle; midway; being in the middle of the way or distance.
    “John blacked out at the halfway point of the marathon.”

name

  1. A community in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  2. A community in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A village in County Cork, Ireland.
  4. A hamlet in Welford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4068).
  5. An outer suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4381).
  6. A hamlet (Halfway Houses) in Upton Scudamore parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8748).
  7. An area (Halfwayhouse) in Glasgow, Scotland (given grid ref NS5463, not shown on maps)
  8. A suburb of Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6559).
  9. A hamlet in Talley community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN6430).
  10. A suburb of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire (OS grid ref SN5200).
  11. An unincorporated community in Allen County, Kentucky, United States.
  12. An unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky.
  13. A former unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky.
  14. Two former unincorporated communities in Williamson County, Illinois, United States.
  15. A census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States.
  16. A village in Polk County, Missouri, United States.
  17. A small town in Baker County, Oregon, United States.
  18. An unincorporated hamlet in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States.
  19. An unincorporated community in Sublette County, Wyoming, United States.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Middle English halfwey, from Old English healfweġ (“half-way”), equivalent to half- + way. Compare partway. Cognate with Saterland Frisian hoolfwais (“halfway”), Dutch halfweg (“halfway”), German halbwegs (“halfway”), Danish halvvejs (“halfway”), Swedish halvvägs (“halfway”).

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