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- Dictionarymid·dle/ˈmid(ə)l/
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, or a passive sense for a transitive or intransitive verb.
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.
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Jul 14, 2012 · 1. : equally distant from the extremes : medial, central. the middle house in the row. 2. : being at neither extreme : intermediate. 3. capitalized. a. : constituting a division intermediate between those prior and later or upper and lower. Middle Paleozoic. b.
noun. uk / ˈmɪd. ə l / us / ˈmɪd. ə l / Add to word list. A2 [ S ] the central point, position, or part: in the middle This is my class photo - I'm the one in the middle. the middle of He was standing in the middle of the road. in the middle of The noise woke us up in the middle of the night. [ C usually singular ] informal. waist:
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 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.
18 meanings: 1. equally distant from the ends or periphery of something; central 2. intermediate in status, situation, etc 3..... Click for more definitions.
to be involved in an argument or fight between two other people or groups. When they quarrel, I am often caught in the middle. be in the middle of something/of doing something. to be busy doing something. They were in the middle of dinner when I called. I'm in the middle of writing a difficult letter. the middle of nowhere.
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.
Middle Definition. Halfway between two given points, times, limits, etc.; also, equally distant from all sides or extremities; in the center; mean. Being at neither one extreme nor the other, as of a sequence or scale; intermediate. The middle decades of the century. In between; intermediate; intervening.
Middle definition: equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central. See examples of MIDDLE used in a sentence.
Define middle. middle synonyms, middle pronunciation, middle translation, English dictionary definition of middle. adj. 1. Equally distant from extremes or limits; central: the middle point on a line. 2. Being at neither one extreme nor the other, as of a sequence or...
