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noun
- 1. the point or position at an equal distance from the sides, edges, or ends of something: "she stood alone in the middle of the street"
- 2. the form or voice of a verb expressing reflexive or reciprocal action.
adjective
- 1. at an equal distance from the extremities of something; central: "the early and middle part of life" Similar
- 2. denoting a voice of verbs in some languages, such as Greek, which expresses reciprocal or reflexive action.
verb
- 1. (in cricket, tennis, etc.) strike (the ball) with the middle of the bat, racket, or club: "every shot he took on, he middled"
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Jul 14, 2012 · 1. : a middle part, point, or position. 2. : the central portion of the human body : waist. 3. : the position of being among or in the midst of something. in the middle of the crowd. 4.
used to refer to a form of a particular language that existed between its earliest known stage and its present form: 14th-century Middle English.
adjective. equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio. Synonyms: midway, medial, halfway, equidistant. Antonyms: extreme. intermediate or intervening: the middle distance. medium or average: a man of middle size.
the middle. [singular] the part of something that is at an equal distance from all its edges or sides; a point or a period of time between the beginning and the end of something. in the middle a lake with an island in the middle. This chicken isn't cooked in the middle.
the central part, position, or point in time: We used to live just outside Boston but now we live right (= exactly) in the middle. The letter should arrive by the middle of next week. Fewer examples. He stood motionless in the middle of the road.
The middle of something is its center, or the point where the two ends are the same distance away. If you're in the middle of a 26.2 mile marathon, you've reached the halfway mark, and you've run 13.1 miles.
Middle definition: equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central. See examples of MIDDLE used in a sentence.
Definition of middle adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. /ˈmɪdl/ the middle [singular] the part of something that is at an equal distance from all its edges or sides; a point or a period of time between the beginning and the end of something a lake with an island in the middle He was standing in the middle of the room. The phone rang in the middle of the night.
middle denotes, literally or figuratively, the point or part equidistant from or intermediate between extremes or limits in space or in time: the middle of a road. center, a more precise word, is ordinarily applied to a point within circular, globular, or regular bodies, or wherever a similar exactness appears to exist: the center of the earth ...
