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M0279900 (mĭd′l)adj.1. Equally distant from extremes or limits; central: the middle point on a line.2. Being at neither one extreme nor the other, as of a sequence or scale; intermediate: the middle decades of the century.3. Middlea. Of or relating to a division of geologic time between an earlier and a later division: the Middle Paleozoic.b. Of or relating to a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages: Middle Swedish.4. Grammar Of, relating to, or being a verb form or voice in which the subject both performs and is affected by the action specified.n.1. An area or a point equidistant between extremes; a center: the middle of a circle.2. Something intermediate between extremes: the middle of the story.3. The middle part of the human body; the waist.4. Logic A middle term.5. Grammar a. The middle voice.b. A verb form in the middle voice.tr.v. mid·dled, mid·dling, mid·dles 1. To place in the middle.2. Nautical To fold in the middle: middle the sail.Idiom: in the middle1. In a difficult situation: caught in the middle of a controversy.2. Engaged in doing something: I'm in the middle of making dinner.

[Middle English middel, from Old English; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots.]

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(ˈmɪdəl) adj1. equally distant from the ends or periphery of something; central2. intermediate in status, situation, etc3. located between the early and late parts of a series, time sequence, etc4. not extreme, esp in size; medium5. (Grammar) (esp in Greek and Sanskrit grammar) denoting a voice of verbs expressing reciprocal or reflexive action. Compare active⁵, passive⁵6. (Languages) (usually capital) (of a language) intermediate between the earliest and the modern forms: Middle English. n7. an area or point equal in distance from the ends or periphery or in time between the early and late parts8. an intermediate part or section, such as the waist9. (Grammar) grammar the middle voice10. (Logic) logic See middle term11. (Agriculture) the ground between rows of growing plants12. (Journalism & Publishing) a discursive article in a journal, placed between the leading articles and the book reviews13. (Individual Sports, other than specified) cricket a position on the batting creases in alignment with the middle stumps on which a batsman may take guardvb (tr) 14. to place in the middle15. (Nautical Terms) nautical to fold in two16. (Soccer) football to return (the ball) from the wing to midfield17. (Cricket) cricket to hit (the ball) with the middle of the bat[Old English middel; compare Old Frisian middel, Dutch middel, German mittel]

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adj. 1. equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle part of a room. 2. intermediate or intervening: the middle distance. 3. medium or average: a man of middle size. 4. (cap.) (in the history of a language) intermediate between periods classified as Old and Modern: Middle English. 5. of, pertaining to, or being a verb form or voice, as in Greek, 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. 6. (often cap.) intermediate between the upper and lower divisions of a geologic period, system, or the like: the Middle Devonian. n. 7. the point, part, position, etc., equidistant from extremes or limits: in the middle of the pool. 8. the central part of the human body, esp. the waist: He bent at the middle. [before 900; Middle English, Old English middel, West Germanic adj. derivative of *middi mid¹]

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centre">centre1. 'middle'

The middle of a two-dimensional shape or area is the part that is furthest from its sides, edges, or boundaries.

In the middle of the lawn was a great cedar tree.Foster was standing in the middle of the room.2. 'centre'

Centre is used in a similar way, but it usually refers to a more precise point or position. For example, in mathematics you talk about the centre of a circle, not the 'middle'.

...the centre of the cyclone.

In American English, this word is spelled center.

At the center of the monument was a photograph.3. other meanings of 'middle'

The middle of a road or river is the part that is furthest from its sides or banks.

...white lines painted along the middle of the highway.We managed to pull on to a sandbank in the middle of the river.

The middle of an event or period of time is a period which is halfway between its beginning and its end.

We landed at Canton in the middle of a torrential storm....the middle of December.

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Past participle: middled
Gerund: middling

Imperative
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Present
I middle
you middle
he/she/it middles
we middle
you middle
they middle

Preterite
I middled
you middled
he/she/it middled
we middled
you middled
they middled

Present Continuous
I am middling
you are middling
he/she/it is middling
we are middling
you are middling
they are middling

Present Perfect
I have middled
you have middled
he/she/it has middled
we have middled
you have middled
they have middled

Past Continuous
I was middling
you were middling
he/she/it was middling
we were middling
you were middling
they were middling

Past Perfect
I had middled
you had middled
he/she/it had middled
we had middled
you had middled
they had middled

Future
I will middle
you will middle
he/she/it will middle
we will middle
you will middle
they will middle

Future Perfect
I will have middled
you will have middled
he/she/it will have middled
we will have middled
you will have middled
they will have middled

Future Continuous
I will be middling
you will be middling
he/she/it will be middling
we will be middling
you will be middling
they will be middling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been middling
you have been middling
he/she/it has been middling
we have been middling
you have been middling
they have been middling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been middling
you will have been middling
he/she/it will have been middling
we will have been middling
you will have been middling
they will have been middling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been middling
you had been middling
he/she/it had been middling
we had been middling
you had been middling
they had been middling

Conditional
I would middle
you would middle
he/she/it would middle
we would middle
you would middle
they would middle

Past Conditional
I would have middled
you would have middled
he/she/it would have middled
we would have middled
you would have middled
they would have middled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	middle - an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"center, centre, eye, heartarea, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"center stage, centre stage - the central area on a theater stagecentral city, city center, city centre - the central part of a citystorm center, storm centre - the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a stormfinancial center - the part of a city where financial institutions are centeredhub - a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve; "the playground is the hub of parental supervision"; "the airport is the economic hub of the area"inner city - the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a citymedical center - the part of a city where medical facilities are centeredmidfield - (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse)seat - a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)midstream - the middle of a stream
	2.	middle - an intermediate part or section; "A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"- Aristotledivision, section, part - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"beginning - the first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"end - a final part or section; "we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"; "Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end"
	3.	middle - the middle area of the human torso (usually in front); "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable"midriff, midsectionregion, area - a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region"torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
	4.	middle - time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period; "the middle of the war"; "rain during the middle of April"point in time, point - an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"deep - the central and most intense or profound part; "in the deep of night"; "in the deep of winter"commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"end, ending - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
Verb	1.	middle - put in the middlelay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
Adj.	1.	middle - being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series; "adolescence is an awkward in-between age"; "in a mediate position"; "the middle point on a line"in-between, mediateintermediate - lying between two extremes in time or space or state; "going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands"; "intermediate stages in a process"; "intermediate stops on the route"; "an intermediate range plane"
	2.	middle - equally distant from the extremes center, halfway, midwaycentral - in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; "a central position"
	3.	middle - of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages; "Middle English is the English language from about 1100 to 1500"; "Middle Gaelic"linguistics - the scientific study of languageearly - of an early stage in the development of a language or literature; "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."; "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700"late - of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages; "Late Greek"
	4.	middle - between an earlier and a later period of time; "in the middle years"; "in his middle thirties"early - at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"late - being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time; "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast"

middle

noun1. centre, heart, inside, thick, core, midst, nucleus, hub, halfway point, midpoint, midsection I was in the middle of the back row.2. waist, gut, belly, tummy (informal), waistline, midriff, paunch, midsection At 53, he has a few extra pounds around his middle.adjective1. central, medium, inside, mid, intervening, inner, halfway, intermediate, median, medial that crucial middle point of the picture2. intermediate, inside, intervening, inner the middle level of commanding officers

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adjective1. At, in, near, or being the center:center, central, medial, median, mid.2. Not extreme:central, intermediate, mean, medial, median, mid, middle-of-the-road, midway.nounA point or an area equidistant from all sides of something:center, median, midpoint, midst.

Translations

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(ˈmidl) noun1. the central point or part. the middle of a circle. 中部，中间 2. the central area of the body; the waist. You're getting rather fat round your middle.腰部 adjective equally distant from both ends. the middle seat in a row.中间的ˈmiddling adjective average. He's neither tall nor short, but of middling height.中等的middle age the years between youth and old age. She is well into middle age.中年ˌmiddle-ˈaged adjective中年的Middle Ages (with the) the time between the end of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance. 中世纪Middle East (with the) Egypt and the countries of Asia west of Pakistan. 中东ˈmiddleman (-mӕn) noun a dealer who buys goods from the person who makes or grows them, and sells them to shopkeepers or to the public; a wholesaler. You can save money by buying direct from the factory and cutting out the middleman. 经纪人，中间人 be in the middle of (doing) something to be busily occupied doing something. Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.正忙于

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noun centre

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noun waist

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adj intermediate

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adj at, in, near, or being the center

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adj not extreme

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noun an area that is approximately central within some larger region

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noun an intermediate part or section

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noun the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)

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noun time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period

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verb put in the middle

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adj being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series

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adj equally distant from the extremes

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adj of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages

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adj between an earlier and a later period of time

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