middle
mi
ˈmÉĒ
mi
ddle
dəl
dēl
/ˈmÉĒdəl/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "middle"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ

the part, position, or point of something that has an equal distance from the edges or sides
middle definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The middle of the stage was illuminated by a spotlight during the performance.
āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŽāĻžā§āĻšā§‡āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāϟāϞāĻžāχāϟ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āφāϞ⧋āĻ•āĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽ, āϕ⧋āĻŽāϰ

a person's waist or the area around the central part of the body, typically the abdomen
Informal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Tie the rope around your middle to secure yourself before climbing.
āφāϰ⧋āĻšāϪ⧇āϰ āφāϗ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϕ⧇ āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āρāϧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύāĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ

a central or average point or condition that is neither extreme nor minimal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The job requires a middle of experience, avoiding both entry-level and highly advanced qualifications.
āϚāĻžāĻ•āϰāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ, āϝāĻž āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋ-āϞ⧇āϭ⧇āϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝāϤāĻž āωāĻ­āϝāĻŧāχ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇

the point halfway through a period of time, process, or event, positioned between the beginning and the end
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I often wake up in the middle of the night and have trouble falling back asleep.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āϰāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻœā§‡āϗ⧇ āωāĻ āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϘ⧁āĻŽā§‹āϤ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽ, āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧀āϝāĻŧ

having a position or state equally distant from two extremes
middle definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Their house is in the middle area of the neighborhood, close to both entrances.
āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ, āωāĻ­āϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽ, āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀

existing between two extremes, neither the highest nor the lowest
middle definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She tried to maintain a middle stance during the debate, without taking extreme positions.
āϤāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϚāϰāĻŽ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āύāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽ, āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀

occurring between an earlier and later time frame
middle definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The middle part of the journey offered breathtaking views of the landscape.
āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāϪ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļā§āϚāĻ°ā§āϝ āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ, āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀

referring to a historical stage of a language's development that comes between its earliest form and its modern form
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Middle French evolved between Old French and the French spoken today.
āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻĢāϰāĻžāϏāĻŋ āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāύ⧋ āĻĢāϰāĻžāϏāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāϜ āĻ•āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻĢāϰāĻžāϏāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽ

(of a verb form or voice) expresses actions where the subject acts upon itself or where two or more subjects act upon each other
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The middle voice is distinct from both active and passive voices in languages like Sanskrit and Greek.
āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻŋāϕ⧇āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āĻ­āĻžāώāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ­ āωāĻ­āϝāĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϰ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻ•āĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧇ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to strike the ball with the center spot of a bat, racket, or club in sports like cricket, tennis, or golf, resulting in a well-hit shot
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She middled the tennis ball with her racket, delivering a powerful and accurate shot.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧇āϟ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻŸā§‡āύāĻŋāϏ āĻŦāϞāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻļāϟ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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