mid·dle (m d l)adj. 1. Equally distant from extremes or limits; central: the middle point on a line. 2. Being at neither one extreme nor the other; intermediate. 3. a. Intervening between an earlier and a later period of time; being an intermediate part of a sequence or series: the middle years. b. Middle Geology Of or relating to a division of geologic time between an earlier and a later division: the Middle Paleozoic. 4. Middle Of or relating to a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages: Middle Swedish. 5. Grammar Of, relating to, or being a verb form or voice in which the subject both performs and is affected by the action specified. n. 1. An area or a point equidistant between extremes; a center: the middle of a circle. 2. Something intermediate between extremes; a mean. 3. The interior portion: the middle of a chain. 4. The middle part of the human body; the waist. 5. Logic A middle term. 6. Grammar a. The middle voice. b. A verb form in the middle voice. tr.v. mid·dled, mid·dling, mid·dles 1. To place in the middle. 2. Nautical To fold in the middle: middle the sail. [Middle English middel, from Old English; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots.] |
middle
Noun
1. an area or point equal in distance from the ends or edges of a place: a hotel in the middle of town
2. the time between the first part and last part of an event or period of time: the middle of June, the film got a bit boring in the middle
3. the part of the body around the stomach; waist
4. in the middle of busy doing something: I'm in the middle of washing the dishes
Adjective
1. equally distant from the ends or outer edges of something; central: the middle finger
2. having an equal number of elder and younger brothers and sisters: he was the middle child of three
3. intermediate in status or situation: middle management
4. avoiding extremes; moderate: we must find a middle course between authoritarianism and anarchy [Old English middel]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  middle - an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"area, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" center stage, centre stage - the central area on a theater stage storm center, storm centre - the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm financial center - the part of a city where financial institutions are centered hub - a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve; "the playground is the hub of parental supervision"; "the airport is the economic hub of the area" inner city - the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city medical center - the part of a city where medical facilities are centered midfield - (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse) seat - a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised) midstream - the middle of a stream |
| 2. | middle - an intermediate part or section; "A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"- Aristotle division, section, part - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" beginning - the first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story" end - a final part or section; "we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"; "Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end" | |
| 3. |  middle - the middle area of the human torso (usually in front); "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable" | |
| 4. | middle - time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period; "the middle of the war"; "rain during the middle of April" point in time, point - an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave" deep - the central and most intense or profound part; "in the deep of night"; "in the deep of winter" commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" | |
| Verb | 1. | middle - put in the middle |
| Adj. | 1. | middle - being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series; "adolescence is an awkward in-between age"; "in a mediate position"; "the middle point on a line" 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" |
| 2. | middle - equally distant from the extremes central - in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; "a central position" | |
| 3. | middle - of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages; "Middle English is the English language from about 1100 to 1500"; "Middle Gaelic" linguistics - the scientific study of language early - of an early stage in the development of a language or literature; "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."; "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700" late - of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages; "Late Greek" | |
| 4. | middle - between an earlier and a later period of time; "in the middle years"; "in his middle thirties" early - at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties" late - being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time; "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast" |
middle
noun 1. centre, heart, inside, thick, core, midst, nucleus, hub, halfway point, midpoint, midsection
adjective 3. central, medium, inside, mid, intervening, inner, halfway, intermediate, median, medial
Translations
middle [ˈmɪdl] n → medio, centro (= waist); cintura
adj → de en medio;
in the middle of the night → en plena noche;
middle [ˈmɪdl] n → Mitte f
adj → mittlere(r, s);
I'm in the middle of reading it → ich bin mittendrin;
n middle [ˈmidl]
1 the central point or part the middle of a circle. middel مَرْكِز، وَسَط център střed midte die Mitte μέσο, κέντρο medio, centro keskkoht مرکز keskikohta milieu אֶמצָע मध्यस्थल središte, centar vminek a közepe titik tengah miðja, miðpunktur centro, metà まん中 중앙 vidurys vidus; centrs titik tengah midden midte środek meio centru середина stred sredina sredina mitt ตรงกลาง merkez, orta 中部 середина وسطی giữa 中部
2 the central area of the body; the waist You're getting rather fat round your middle. middel وَسَط جِسْم الإنْسان، خَصْر талия pas talje die Mitte μέση cintura vöökoht منطقه میانی vyötärö taille מוֹתנַייִם मध्य središnji dio derék pinggang mitti vita 腰 허리 juosmuo, talija viduklis pinggang middel liv, midje, beltested kibić, talia cintura talie талия pás pas struk midja จุดกึ่งกลาง bel 腰部 талія جسم کا وسطی حصہ، کمر thắt lưng 腰部
adj
equally distant from both ends the middle seat in a row. middelste مُتْتَصَف централен prostřední midterst; midter- mittler μέσος, μεσαίος central, medio keskmine میانی keskimmäinen du milieu אֶמצָע बीच का središnji középső tengah mið-, miðju- intermedio, di mezzo 中央の 중앙의 vidurinis vidējais; vidus- tengah middelste midterst, midt- środkowy central din/de la mijloc средний prostredný srednji srednji mellersta, mittersta ตรงกลาง orta, ortadaki 中間的 середній دونوں کناروں سے یکساں واصلے پر ở giữa 中间的
adj middling
average He's neither tall nor short, but of middling height. middelmatig مُتَوَسِّط среден střední gennemsnit; middel- mittler μέτριος mediano, regular keskmine میان keski- moyen מְמוּצָע मध्य श्रेणी का prosječan közepes sedang meðal-, miðlungs medio 中くらいの 중간의, 보통의 vidutinis, vidutiniškas vidējs, vidusmēra- sedang gemiddels middels, mellom-, middelmådig średni mediano mediu средний stredný srednji, povprečen osrednji ordinär, medel- ปานกลาง orta 中等的 посередній درمیانہ trung bình 中等的
middle age
the years between youth and old age She is well into middle age. middeljare مُتَوَسِّط العُمْر، كُهولَه средна възраст střední věk midalder mittleres Alter μέση ηλικία mediana edad keskiga دوره بین جوانی و پیری keski-ikä âge mûr גִיל הַעֲמִידָה मध्य वय srednje godine középkor(ú) (emberről) setengah umur miður aldur mezza età 中年 중년 vidutinis amžius pusmūžs umur pertengahan middelbare leeftijd midt i livet średni wiek meia-idade vârstă mijlocie средний, зрелый возраст stredný vek srednja leta srednje doba medelålder อายุวัยกลางคน orta yaş 中年 середні роки شیب و شباب کے درمیان trung niên 中年
adj middle-ˈaged
middeljarig كَهْل، مُتَوَسِّط العُمر на средна възраст středního věku midaldrende mittleren Alteres μεσήλικας de mediana edad keskealine میانسال keski-ikäinen d'un certain âge בְּגִיל הַעֲמִידָה अधेड़ srednjih godina középkorú separuh baya miðaldra di mezza età 中年の 중년의 vidutinio amžiaus pusmūža- umur pertengahan van middelbare leeftijd middelaldrende w średnim wieku de meia-idade între două vârste средних лет v strednom veku srednjih let srednjovečni medelålders ซึ่งมีวัยกลางคน orta yaşlı 中年的 той, хто середніх років ادھیڑ ở tuổi trung niên 中年的
Middle Ages
the time between the end of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance. Middeleeue القُرون الوُسْطى Средновековието středověk middelalder das Mittelalter μεσαίωνας Edad Media keskaeg قرون وسطی keskiaika moyen-âge יְמֵי הַבֵּינָיִים मध्यकाल (सन् 1000 से 1400 या 1500 के बीच का काल) srednji vijek a középkor Zaman Pertengahan miðaldir Medioevo, Medio Evo 中世 중세 viduramžiai viduslaiki Zaman Pertengahan middeleeuwen middelalderen średniowiecze Idade Média Evul Mediu средние века stredovek srednji vek Srednji vek medeltiden ยุคกลาง Orta Çağ 中世紀 середні віки رومی سلطنت کے زوال سے قسطنطنیہ کی فتح تک کا عہد trung cổ 中世纪
Middle East
Egypt and the countries of Asia west of Pakistan. Midde-Ooste الشَّرْق الأوْسَط Средния Изток Střední východ Mellemøsten der Mittlere Osten Μέση Ανατολή Oriente Medio Lähis-Ida شرق Lähi-itä Moyen-Orient הַמִזרָח הַתִיכוֹן मध्य पूर्व srednji istok Közel-Kelet Timur Tengah Austurlönd nær Medio Oriente 中東 중동 Vidurio Rytai Vidējie Austrumi Timur Tengah Midden-Oosten Midtøsten Bliski Wschód Oriente Médio Orientul Mijlociu Ближний Восток; Средний Восток Stredný východ Srednji vzhod Bliski istok Mellersta Östern ตะวันออกกลาง Orta Doğu 中東 Середній Схід مشرق وسطی Trung Đông 中东
n middleman [-mӕn]
a dealer who buys goods from the person who makes or grows them, and sells them to shopkeepers or to the public; a wholesaler You can save money by buying direct from the factory and cutting out the middleman. middelman سِمْسار، وَسيط посредник zprostředkovatel mellemmand der Zwischenhändler μεσάζοντας intermediario vaheltkaupleja دلال välittäjä intermédiaire מְתַווֵך बिचौलिया posrednik közvetítő makelar milliliður intermediario 仲買人 중간 상인 tarpininkas, didmenininkas starpnieks orang tengah tussenpersoon mellommann/-ledd pośrednik intermediário intermediar посредник; оптовик sprostredkovateľ posrednik posrednik mellanhand พ่อค้าคนกลาง aracı 經紀人，中間商 посередник; комісіонер دلال người môi giới 经纪人
be in the middle of (doing) something
to be busily occupied doing something Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair. besig met iets في وَسَط، أثْناء в процес съм být právě uprostřed midt i mitten in... sein είμαι στη μέση(μιας δουλειάς) estar (justo) haciendo algo, estar ocupado haciendo algo (midagi) parajasti (tege)mas olema مشغول کاری بودن olla parhaillaan tekemässä être en train de לִהיוֹת בְּאֶמצָע שֶׁל- करते समय, दौरान में biti u središtu događanja éppen (vmit csinált) sibuk vera í miðju kafi (essere occupato a) ～の最中で ...하느라 바쁘다, 한창 ...하는 중이다 būti užsiėmusiam kuo (tobrīd) darīt kaut ko sibuk melakukan sesuatu aan het net... zijn være opptatt med, være midt oppe i być w środku/w trakcie estar ocupado a a fi pe cale să (...) быть занятым чем-л. byť práve uprostred biti sredi česa biti usred vara mitt uppe i ngt, just hålla på att göra ngt กำลังยุ่ง (tam) ...-ken, (tam) ...-in ortasında 正忙於 в середині; у розпалі чого کسی کام میں مشغول ہونا bận rộn 在...当中
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