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halfway

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half·way  (hfw, häf-)
adj.
1. Midway between two points or conditions: a halfway sign on the trail.
2. Reaching or including only half or a portion; partial: halfway measures.

halfway adv.

halfway
Adverb
1. at or to half the distance
2. at or towards the middle of a period of time or of an event or process
3. rather: halfway decent
4. meet someone halfway to compromise with someone
Adjective
at the same distance from two points: the halfway line
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Adj.1.halfway - equally distant from the extremes
central - in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; "a central position"
2.halfway - at a point midway between two extremes; "at the halfway mark"
intermediate - lying between two extremes in time or space or state; "going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands"; "intermediate stages in a process"; "intermediate stops on the route"; "an intermediate range plane"
3.halfway - including only half or a portion; "halfway measures"
fractional - constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety; "a fractional share of the vote"; "a partial dose"
Adv.1.halfway - at half the distance; at the middle; "he was halfway down the ladder when he fell"

halfway
adverb 1. midway, to the midpoint, to or in the middle
adverb 2. (Informal) partially, partly, moderately, rather, nearly
adjective 3. midway, middle, mid, central, intermediate, equidistant meet someone halfway compromise, accommodate, come to terms, reach a compromise, strike a balance, trade off with, find the middle ground
Translations

halfway [ˈhɑːfˈweɪ] adva medio camino;
to meet sb halfway (fig) → llegar a un acuerdo con algn
halfway [ˈhɑːfˈweɪ] half advà mi-chemin;
to meet sb halfway (fig) → parvenir à un compromis avec qn;
halfway through sth → au milieu de qch
halfway [ˈhɑːfˈweɪ] half adv halfway to → auf halbem Wege nach;
halfway through → mitten in +dat;
to meet sb halfway half (fig); jdm auf halbem Wege entgegenkommen
halfway [hɑːfˈweɪ] adva metà strada;
to meet sb halfway (fig) → arrivare a un compromesso con qn

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If we know that our own men are in a condition to attack, but are unaware that the enemy is not open to attack, we have gone only halfway towards victory.
Halfway he bids his daughters farewell, and what followed none but Theseus knew.
When she was halfway across the room there came a great shriek from the wind, and the house shook so hard that she lost her footing and sat down suddenly upon the floor.
 
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