halfway

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   At or to a point that is the middle between two places.

   I was already halfway home when I realized I had lost my keys.

2. 2
   adj

   At a point midway between two ends or extremes.

   He gave up at the halfway point of the marathon.

3. 3
   adv

   To some degree; moderately.

   All I want is a halfway decent place to sleep.

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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