metade — meaning in English

English meaning

• half adj Equal to one of two equal parts of something.
• middle noun The point or part equally distant from the edges, ends, or extremes of something.
• midpoint noun A point equidistant between two extremes.

Senses

metade is used for these senses in English:

• better half A person's spouse or lover, most commonly a man's wife.
• half Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.
• half One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
• half (preceded by “a” or a number) The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.
• middle The part between the beginning and the end.
• midpoint A point equidistant between two extremes.

half — full definition

1. adj Equal to one of two equal parts of something.
2. adv Partially, or to an incomplete degree.
3. noun One of two equal parts into which something is divided.

middle — full definition

1. noun The point or part equally distant from the edges, ends, or extremes of something.
2. noun Informal: a person's waist or midsection.
3. adjective Located halfway between two points; central.

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