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- Dictionarymiddle/ˈmɪdl/
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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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.
noun [ C usually sing ] us / ˈmɪd· ə l /. Add to word list. a point, position, or part that is not on one side or the other but is equally far from things on either side; the central point, position, or part: This is my class photo – I’m the one in the middle.
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.
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...
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.
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 middlea lake with an island in the middle. This chicken isn't cooked in the middle.
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 ...
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: 1. the central part, position, or point in time: 2. to be busy: 3. your waist, or your waist and…. Learn more.
