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title: halfway — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «halfway» in the school dictionary: Halfway means in the middle between two places or two times: halfway up the hill. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# halfway

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**Who acts:** We, 0, I, film, you, 's · **What happens:** mean, finish, meet, agree, give up, stop · **To what, where:** someone, something, 50, book, 's, game · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«halfway» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [halfway in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/halfway.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Halfway means in the middle between two places or two times: halfway up the hill.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:halfway:m1:1
# text = Halfway means in the middle between two places or two times: halfway up the hill.
1	Halfway	halfway	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
13	halfway	halfway	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
14	up	up	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | up the hill; in the middle between two places or two times; halfway *property* | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in middle=Attribute |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Halfway can mean partly, not fully: halfway finished.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:halfway:m2:1
# text = Halfway can mean partly, not fully: halfway finished.
1	Halfway	halfway	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	partly	partly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	fully	fully	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	halfway	halfway	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	finished	finish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  | fully, halfway, partly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **finish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | halfway *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To meet someone halfway means to agree to a compromise where both give up something.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:halfway:m3:1
# text = To meet someone halfway means to agree to a compromise where both give up something.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	meet	meet	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	halfway	halfway	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	agree	agree	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	compromise	compromise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	13	advmod	_	_
12	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc:preconj	_	_
13	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
14	up	up	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
15	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  | halfway *property* | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **agree** *speech: agree* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | to a compromise | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **give up** | present |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Source |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We stopped halfway up the mountain for a snack.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:halfway:x1:1
# text = We stopped halfway up the mountain for a snack.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	halfway	halfway	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	snack	snack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | past | We |  |  |  |  | up the mountain; for a snack; halfway *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We are halfway there!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:halfway:x2:1
# text = We are halfway there!
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	halfway	halfway	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | We |  |  |  |  | halfway, there *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Halfway between 0 and 100 is 50.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:halfway:x3:1
# text = Halfway between 0 and 100 is 50.
1	Halfway	halfway	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	between	between	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	0	0	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | 0 | 50 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I am halfway through my book.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:halfway:x4:1
# text = I am halfway through my book.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	halfway	halfway	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | I |  |  | my book |  | halfway *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film stopped halfway because of a power cut.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:halfway:x5:1
# text = The film stopped halfway because of a power cut.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	halfway	halfway	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	9	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	cut	cut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | past | the film |  |  |  |  | because a power cut; halfway *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Let's meet halfway: you choose the game and I choose the snack.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:halfway:x6:1
# text = Let's meet halfway: you choose the game and I choose the snack.
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	meet	meet	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	halfway	halfway	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	choose	choose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	choose	choose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	snack	snack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | 's |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **meet** | infinitive | 's *not said here* |  |  |  |  | halfway *property* | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **choose** | present | you | the game |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme |
| 4 | **choose** | present | I | the snack |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snack=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ball crossed the halfway line.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:halfway:x7:1
# text = The ball crossed the halfway line.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	crossed	cross	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	halfway	halfway	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cross** | past | the ball | the line |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He fell asleep halfway through the story.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:halfway:x8:1
# text = He fell asleep halfway through the story.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	halfway	halfway	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | He |  |  | the story |  | asleep, halfway *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through story=Location |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Before he was halfway to the farther shore, a storm overtook him.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:halfway:x9:1
# text = Before he was halfway to the farther shore, a storm overtook him.
1	Before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	halfway	halfway	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	farther	far	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
8	shore	shore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	overtook	overtake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | to the farther shore; halfway *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **overtake** | past | a storm | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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