halfway
/ˌhæfˈweɪ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Half of the way between two points.
adv
adj
Middle; midway; being in the middle of the way or distance.
name
name
A community in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.
Example Sentences
- "I was already halfway home when I missed my keyring."
- "One day has gone by and she's already halfway through the book."
- "It's July 1st, so this year is halfway over."
- "Just over halfway up, we reached the Human settlement with its houses of stone and wood and thatch."
- ""He comes halfway and I come halfway," said Mr. Korson, 56."
- "For Super Bowl visitors, Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens lies about halfway between the Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports."
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”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: halfwey, healfweġ
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌhæfˈweɪ/
- British English: /hɑːfˈweɪ/