midway
/ˌmɪdˈweɪ/adverb, adjective
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बीच में, आधे रास्ते
Core word
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in the middle of a period of time; between two places
बीच में, आधे रास्ते
- midway through the exam
- He fell asleep midway through the film and woke up near the end.
- The bus stopped midway between Lucknow and Kanpur.
+ 2 more examples
- Midway through her speech, the lights went out.
- The village lies midway along the river.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
midway between A and B
As an adverb it describes a position at an equal distance from two places.
Adverb के रूप में यह दो स्थानों से समान दूरी की स्थिति बताता है।
- The village lies midway between the river and the highway.
midway through + noun/-ing
Midway through is followed by a period of time or an activity, to mean during its middle.
Midway through के बाद समय-अवधि या गतिविधि आती है, जिसका अर्थ उसके बीच में होता है।
- Midway through the lecture, the lights went out.
- She left midway through reading the report.
midway (adjective)
As an adjective it comes before a noun, as in 'the midway point' or 'a midway stop'.
Adjective के रूप में यह noun से पहले आता है, जैसे 'the midway point'।
- Our midway stop was a small tea stall.
midway + preposition phrase
It can also come before 'along', 'down' or 'up', to show the middle of a path.
यह 'along', 'down' या 'up' से पहले आकर रास्ते के मध्य को दर्शा सकता है।
- Midway along the road we saw a temple.
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midway + preposition
betweenthroughalongdownup
- The bus broke down midway between Jaipur and Ajmer.
midway + noun
pointstopstationhouse
- The midway point of the course is the mock test.
verb + midway
stopmeetpauseturn backhalt
- We decided to meet midway, at a restaurant on the highway.
adverb + midway
roughlyexactlyalmostjust
- The village is almost midway between the two cities.
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- The two teams met midway to sign the peace agreement.
शांति-समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर करने के लिए दोनों टीमें बीच के स्थान पर मिलीं।
- Midway through the exam, Radhika realised she had skipped a question.
परीक्षा के बीच में राधिका को पता चला कि उसने एक प्रश्न छोड़ दिया है।
- The train stops at a small midway station for ten minutes.
रेलगाड़ी बीच के एक छोटे स्टेशन पर दस मिनट के लिए रुकती है।
- He gave up the race midway.
उसने दौड़ बीच में ही छोड़ दी।
- The school is midway between my house and the market.
विद्यालय मेरे घर और बाज़ार के ठीक बीच में है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The shop is midway of the two roads.
✓ The shop is midway between the two roads.
Use 'between', not 'of', with two places.
दो स्थानों के लिए 'between' आता है, 'of' नहीं।
✗ The bus stopped at the midway of the journey.
✓ The bus stopped midway through the journey.
Midway is an adverb here, followed by 'through', not a noun with 'the'.
यहाँ 'midway' adverb है और इसके बाद 'through' आता है; इसे 'the midway' लिखना गलत है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three show a middle position, but they are different parts of speech.
तीनों शब्द मध्य स्थिति दिखाते हैं, पर इनके parts of speech अलग हैं।
Adverb or adjective for halfway in distance or time.
दूरी या समय में आधे रास्ते के लिए adverb या adjective।
- We stopped midway for lunch.
Very close in meaning, but more everyday; also used for 'partly' in 'halfway done'.
अर्थ में बहुत समीप, पर अधिक रोज़मर्रा का; 'halfway done' में 'आंशिक' का अर्थ भी देता है।
- I am halfway through the book.
A noun naming the exact middle point, not a position word.
Noun जो ठीक बीच के बिंदु का नाम बताता है, स्थिति-सूचक शब्द नहीं।
- The midpoint of the journey was Nagpur.