mid

CEFRB1

/mɪd/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    In the middle of a period, place, or activity.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low; said of certain vowel sounds, such as, [e o ɛ ɔ].

Examples

  • I'm not charmed about working in mid summer.

  • Tom was in his mid thirties when he got married.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Mediocre; of middling quality.

  2. Occupying a middle position; middle.

  3. Trashy; low-quality.

More examples

In context

  • We need to retake mid.

  • Everyone head mid.

  • mid the best

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

Cognate with Dutch midden (“in the middle”), German Mitte (“center, middle, mean”), Icelandic miður (“middle”, adjective), Latin medius (“middle”, noun and adjective). See also middle. The slang sense may be influenced by terms such as middling and midwit.