Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

partway

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: part-way
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

To some extent.

adv

In part; part of the way; some of the way.

Example Sentences

"The timetable for May-December 2022 reveals a service partway back to its pre-COVID level."
"Daisy Ridley has reawakened the debate over “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’s” biggest reveal, saying that the character of Rey’s lineage wasn’t clear to her even partway through filming the final chapter of the trilogy."
"NR is promising ambitious plans for Oxford Road station partway along the crowded [Castlefield] corridor."

Etymology

Etymology tree Old French partirbor. Middle English parten English part English way English partway From part + way.

Frequently Paired Words

halfway

Questions

What does partway mean?: To some extent.
Where does partway come from?: Etymology tree Old French partirbor. Middle English parten English part English way English partway From part + way.

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