halfway
Half of the way between two points.
Adverb 2 meanings
Half of the way between two points.
“I was already halfway home when I missed my keyring.”
Moderately; somewhat.
“a halfway decent place to sleep”
Adjective 1 meaning
Middle; midway; being in the middle of the way or distance.
“John blacked out at the halfway point of the marathon.”
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”).
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HALFWAY at a glance
HALFWAY has 7 letters and scores 19 points in Scrabble (H 4 + A 1 + L 1 + F 4 + W 4 + A 1 + Y 4) and 18 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,374 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with halfway
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