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half⋅way

  [haf-wey, hahf-]
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–adverb
1. to half the distance; to midpoint: The rope reaches only halfway.
2. almost; nearly; just about: He halfway surrendered to their demands.
–adjective
3. midway, as between two places or points.
4. going to or covering only half or part of the full extent: halfway measures.
—Idiom
5. meet halfway, to compromise with; give in partially to: They didn't comply with all our demands, but met us halfway on the more important points.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME half wei. See half, way
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half·way   (hāf'wā', 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.
half'way' adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Halfway

Half"way`\, adv. In the middle; at half the distance; imperfectly; partially; as, he halfway yielded.

Temples proud to meet their gods halfway. --Young.

Halfway

Half"way`\, a. Equally distant from the extremes; situated at an intermediate point; midway.

Halfway covenant, a practice among the Congregational churches of New England, between 1657 and 1662, of permitting baptized persons of moral life and orthodox faith to enjoy all the privileges of church membership, save the partaking of the Lord's Supper. They were also allowed to present their children for baptism.

Halfway house, an inn or place of call midway on a journey.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : halfway
Spanish: a medio camino,
German: auf halbem Wege,
Japanese: 中途の
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halfway

see go halfway.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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