part-wayadv.

Brit.

/ˌpɑːtˈweɪ/, U.S.

/ˈpɑrtˈweɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: part adj.², way n.¹

Etymology: < part adj.² + way n.¹

Part of the way; to some extent; partly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > [adverb] > half-way or midway

half-wayc1405

midgate1511

middle way1569

midway1587

part-way1822

midgates1883

the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > [adverb]

halfling?c1200

a-party1340

uncompletelyc1380

imperfectlyc1400

parcel1415

party1440

unfullyc1449

parcel-likea1475

partiallya1475

halflyc1480

a part1481

parta1500

parcelly gilt1509

diminutely1521

partly1523

partlings1564

portionally1617

incompletely1651

informedly1670

fragmentally1814

fragmentarily1856

part-way1954

the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > somewhat

somedealc725

halfc1175

somewhatc1175

somethingc1275

little whatc1384

somedeallyc1400

measurablec1420

somewhatlyc1450

somewisec1450

somepartc1485

parta1500

something1548

rather1573

some1575

rathera1684

sunket1686

somethingisha1726

measurably1756

rather1770

rather1772

somec1780

sumthin1786

wee1816

sumfin1852

sumptin1852

measuredly1860

sumpin1889

part-way1954

ish1986

1822 J. Neal Logan II. i. 8 They were successively drawn up, to the yard arm, and then let down part way..which caused the dislocation of their necks.

1854 H. D. Thoreau Walden 298 He once saw a fox pursued by hounds..run part way across, and then return to the same shore.

1859 E. C. Gaskell Lett. (1966) 530 Flossy is gone to school..at Knutsford. I took her part way on Tuesday last.

1875 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea V. ii. iv. 70 He moved some battalions part-way towards the frowning Sapounè Heights.

1930 E. Blunden De Bello Germanico 15 Half-ruined houses, with sacks stretched partway over some windows.

1954 Ess. in Crit. July 320 It is unbearable for a man or woman to be faced with anything less than a person—and thus, tragically, even part-way unbearable to be faced only with other human persons.

1978 Sci. Amer. Feb. 68/1 When a peg is partway into a hole, it can wobble back and forth a good deal farther than the clearance itself.

2000 Canad. Geographic Nov. 46/1 Deep in Terra Nova National Park, partway up Newfoundland's Atlantic Coast,..boreal chickadees whistle their distinctive two-tone call.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	part-way
释义	part-wayadv. Brit. /ˌpɑːtˈweɪ/, U.S. /ˈpɑrtˈweɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: part adj.², way n.¹ Etymology: < part adj.² + way n.¹ Part of the way; to some extent; partly. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > [adverb] > half-way or midway half-wayc1405 midgate1511 middle way1569 midway1587 part-way1822 midgates1883 the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > [adverb] halfling?c1200 a-party1340 uncompletelyc1380 imperfectlyc1400 parcel1415 party1440 unfullyc1449 parcel-likea1475 partiallya1475 halflyc1480 a part1481 parta1500 parcelly gilt1509 diminutely1521 partly1523 partlings1564 portionally1617 incompletely1651 informedly1670 fragmentally1814 fragmentarily1856 part-way1954 the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > somewhat somedealc725 halfc1175 somewhatc1175 somethingc1275 little whatc1384 somedeallyc1400 measurablec1420 somewhatlyc1450 somewisec1450 somepartc1485 parta1500 something1548 rather1573 some1575 rathera1684 sunket1686 somethingisha1726 measurably1756 rather1770 rather1772 somec1780 sumthin1786 wee1816 sumfin1852 sumptin1852 measuredly1860 sumpin1889 part-way1954 ish1986 1822 J. Neal Logan II. i. 8 They were successively drawn up, to the yard arm, and then let down part way..which caused the dislocation of their necks. 1854 H. D. Thoreau Walden 298 He once saw a fox pursued by hounds..run part way across, and then return to the same shore. 1859 E. C. Gaskell Lett. (1966) 530 Flossy is gone to school..at Knutsford. I took her part way on Tuesday last. 1875 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea V. ii. iv. 70 He moved some battalions part-way towards the frowning Sapounè Heights. 1930 E. Blunden De Bello Germanico 15 Half-ruined houses, with sacks stretched partway over some windows. 1954 Ess. in Crit. July 320 It is unbearable for a man or woman to be faced with anything less than a person—and thus, tragically, even part-way unbearable to be faced only with other human persons. 1978 Sci. Amer. Feb. 68/1 When a peg is partway into a hole, it can wobble back and forth a good deal farther than the clearance itself. 2000 Canad. Geographic Nov. 46/1 Deep in Terra Nova National Park, partway up Newfoundland's Atlantic Coast,..boreal chickadees whistle their distinctive two-tone call. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1822
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