middle
English meaning: Middle
Definition
The middle is the part that is the same distance from each side or end.
Example
“She stood in the middle of the room.”
Another example: “He woke up in the middle of the night to a strange noise downstairs.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A common everyday noun for the central part or point of something, in space or time. Used both literally ('the middle of the room') and of periods ('the middle of the night', 'the middle of the week'). Often attributive: 'middle child', 'middle ground'.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old English 'middel' meaning central.
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Common Collocations
- in the middle
- middle of the night
- middle ground
- right in the middle
- middle of nowhere
- middle finger
Word Forms
middle (n, pl. middles); middle (adj, attributive)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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