mid

Everyday

1. Mid means in the middle of something, often in a word with a hyphen: mid-morning, mid-air, mid-sentence. tree →
2. (adjective) Mid shows a position in the middle: the mid point, mid range. tree →
3. (slang, US) Mid means just average or not very good: «That film was mid.» tree →
4. (poetic) Mid is a short form of amid, meaning among. tree →

In the lessons

In maths the midpoint is the point exactly halfway along a line. In time talk mid-morning, midday, midnight and mid-week tell where in the day or week something happens. In stories «mid-air» and «mid-sentence» show that something was interrupted halfway. Phrases: in mid-air, mid-way, in the mid-twenties (of an age or temperature).

Examples

• The ball stopped in mid-air and fell back down. tree →
• We have a snack at mid-morning break. tree →
• She stopped mid-sentence when the teacher came in. tree →
• Mark the midpoint of the line AB. tree →
• The temperature was in the mid-twenties. tree →
• Our holiday is in mid-summer. tree →
• (slang) Honestly, that new game is kinda mid. tree →
• He caught the frisbee mid-jump. tree →
• About mid-day he reached a sandy plain, scorching in the sun. tree →

Note

Usually joined to another word with a hyphen (mid-air, mid-week) or written as one word (midday, midnight, midpoint). «Mid» as slang for «average or poor» is informal teen talk, not for written work. In maths «mid» means halfway, so the midpoint of 0 and 10 is 5.

In Jewish tradition

In the Torah this is only part of the word "mid-wife", an old spelling of "midwife". In the primary lessons: In maths the midpoint is the point exactly halfway along a line. In time talk mid-morning, midday, midnight and mid-week tell where in the day or week something happens. In stories «mid-air» and «mid-sentence» show that something was interrupted halfway. Phrases: in mid-air, mid-way, in the mid-twenties (of an age or temperature).

Examples

• And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the mid-wife said unto her: 'Fear not; for this also is a son for thee.' (Torah GEN.35.17, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Usually joined to another word with a hyphen (mid-air, mid-week) or written as one word (midday, midnight, midpoint). «Mid» as slang for «average or poor» is informal teen talk, not for written work. In maths «mid» means halfway, so the midpoint of 0 and 10 is 5.