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# midway

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

«midway» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In the middle, halfway between two places or two points in time. [tree →](https://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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/midway/#m3)

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «midway» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/midway/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«midway» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/midway.html) on Mova free.