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middle

mid·dle
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mid-l]
    • /ˈmɪd l/
    • /ˈmɪdl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mid-l]
    • /ˈmɪd l/

Definitions of middle word

  • adjective middle equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio. 1
  • adjective middle intermediate or intervening: the middle distance. 1
  • adjective middle medium or average: a man of middle size. 1
  • adjective middle (initial capital letter) (in the history of a language) intermediate between periods classified as Old and New or Modern: Middle English. 1
  • adjective middle Grammar. (in some languages) noting a voice of verb inflection in which the subject is represented as acting on or for itself, in contrast to the active voice in which the subject acts, and the passive voice in which the subject is acted upon, as in Greek, egrapsámēn “I wrote for myself,” égrapsa “I wrote,” egráphēn “I was written.”. 1
  • adjective middle (often initial capital letter) Stratigraphy. noting the division intermediate between the upper and lower divisions of a period, system, or the like: the Middle Devonian. 1

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Origin of middle

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English middel; cognate with German mittel; akin to Old Norse methal among. See mid1

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Parts of speech for Middle

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

middle popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for middle

adj middle

  • intermediate — being, situated, or acting between two points, stages, things, persons, etc.: the intermediate steps in a procedure.
  • intervening — to come between disputing people, groups, etc.; intercede; mediate.
  • medium — a middle state or condition; mean.
  • center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
  • average — An average is the result that you get when you add two or more numbers together and divide the total by the number of numbers you added together.

noun middle

  • midpoint — a point at or near the middle of, or equidistant from, both ends, as of a line: the midpoint of a boundary.
  • meridian — a city in E Mississippi.
  • norm — a standard, model, or pattern.
  • centre — A centre is a building where people have meetings, take part in a particular activity, or get help of some kind.
  • heart — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.

adjective middle

  • mid — being at or near the middle point of: in mid autumn.
  • internal — situated or existing in the interior of something; interior.
  • interior — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
  • equidistant — At equal distances.
  • centermost — Alternative form of centremost.

adverb middle

  • midway — several U.S. islets in the N Pacific, about 1300 miles (2095 km) NW of Hawaii: Japanese defeated in a naval battle June, 1942; 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).

preposition middle

  • amidst — Amidst means the same as amid.
  • amongst — Amongst means the same as among.
  • amid — If something happens amid noises or events of some kind, it happens while the other things are happening.

Antonyms for middle

adj middle

  • outer — situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior: outer garments; an outer wall.
  • outside — the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.
  • border — The border between two countries or regions is the dividing line between them. Sometimes the border also refers to the land close to this line.

noun middle

  • exterior — Forming, situated on, or relating to the outside of something.
  • exteriority — Surface; externality.
  • margin — the space around the printed or written matter on a page.

adjective middle

  • extreme — Reaching a high or the highest degree; very great.

adverb middle

  • by oneselfbe oneself, to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition. to be unaffected and sincere: One makes more friends by being oneself than by putting on airs.
  • in reserve — to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
  • aside — If you move something aside, you move it to one side of you.

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