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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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MIDDLE definition: 1. the central point, position, or part: 2. waist: 3. in a central position: . Learn more.
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.
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.
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 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 ...
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.
Middle definition: equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central. See examples of MIDDLE used in a sentence.
MIDDLE definition: 1. the central part, position, or point in time: 2. to be busy: 3. your waist, or your waist and…. Learn more.
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...
Halfway between two given points, times, limits, etc.; also, equally distant from all sides or extremities; in the center; mean. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Being at neither one extreme nor the other, as of a sequence or scale; intermediate. The middle decades of the century.
