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# midway

«midway» in Mova's school dictionary: **In the middle, halfway between two places or two points…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb and adjective (midway); noun (a midway — US)

### meaning for a pupil

1) In the middle, halfway between two places or two points in time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/midway/#m1)

2) (US, Canada) The area at a fair with rides, games and food stalls. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/midway/#m2)

3) (Midway) The Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, site of a famous 1942 sea battle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/midway/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In maths, «midway» means the midpoint: midway between 4 and 10 is 7 (add and halve). In everyday life and stories, something happens «midway through» a film, lesson or race. In history, the Battle of Midway was a turning point in the Second World War in the Pacific. Phrases: midway through, midway between, midway point.

### examples

- The town is midway between London and Manchester. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/midway/#x1)
- Midway through the film, the power went off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/midway/#x2)
- The number midway between 10 and 20 is 15. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/midway/#x3)
- We stopped for lunch midway along the path. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/midway/#x4)
- We won a teddy at a game on the midway. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/midway/#x5)
- The Battle of Midway was fought in 1942. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/midway/#x6)
- She fell asleep midway through the story. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/midway/#x7)

### note

Adverb or adjective; one word. In maths problems: to find the number midway between two numbers, add them and divide by 2 ((4 + 10) ÷ 2 = 7). Same meaning as «halfway».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «midway» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/midway/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.