mid

C2+ Topic:Grammar & Function Words
US /mɪd/ UK /mɪd/
Minimal pairs
Sounds like mead /ɪ/ vs /iː/
adj prep

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    in the middle part of; central

    We plan to leave in mid August.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · in the middle part of; central middlecentralmidwayintermediatemedian
Opposites
edgeendextremeperipheral
Word family
Forms mids
Derived forms midstmiddlemidmost
Related forms middleamidmidst

Etymology

From Old English mid, midd 'middle', from Proto-Germanic *midja-, from Proto-Indo-European *medʰyos 'middle'.

midd Old English *medʰyos Proto-Indo-European
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