halfway

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   including only half or a portion

   halfway measures

2. 2
   adj

   at a point midway between two extremes

   at the halfway mark

3. 3
   adv

   Half of the way between two points.

   I was already halfway home when I missed my keyring.

4. 4
   adv

   Moderately; somewhat.

   a halfway decent place to sleep

5. 5
   adj

   Middle; midway; being in the middle of the way or distance.

   John blacked out at the halfway point of the marathon.

6. 6
   adv

   at half the distance

7. 7
   adj

   equally distant from the extremes

8. 8
   name

   A community in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.

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”).