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Middle - definition of middle by The Free Dictionary Middle - definition of middle by The Free Dictionary https://www.thefreedictionary.com/middle Printer Friendly middle Also found in: Thesaurus , Medical , Financial , Acronyms , Idioms , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . Related to middle: Middle names mid·dle (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. Middle a. 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 middle 1. 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 .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. middle ( ˈmɪdəl ) adj 1. equally distant from the ends or periphery of something; central 2. intermediate in status, situation, etc 3. located between the early and late parts of a series, time sequence, etc 4. not extreme, esp in size; medium 5. (Grammar) (esp in Greek and Sanskrit grammar) denoting a voice of verbs expressing reciprocal or reflexive action. Compare active 5 , passive 5 6. (Languages) ( usually capital ) (of a language) intermediate between the earliest and the modern forms: Middle English . n 7. an area or point equal in distance from the ends or periphery or in time between the early and late parts 8. an intermediate part or section, such as the waist 9. (Grammar) grammar the middle voice 10. (Logic) logic See middle term 11. (Agriculture) the ground between rows of growing plants 12. (Journalism & Publishing) a discursive article in a journal, placed between the leading articles and the book reviews 13. (Individual Sports, other than specified) cricket a position on the batting creases in alignment with the middle stumps on which a batsman may take guard vb ( tr ) 14. to place in the middle 15. (Nautical Terms) nautical to fold in two 16. (Soccer) football to return (the ball) from the wing to midfield 17. (Cricket) cricket to hit (the ball) with the middle of the bat [Old English middel; compare Old Frisian middel, Dutch middel, German mittel ] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 mid•dle (ˈmɪd l) 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 mid 1 ] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. middle – centre 1. '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. Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012 middle Past participle: middled Gerund: middling Imperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative middle middle 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 Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011 Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend: Switch to new 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 , heart area , 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 stage central city , city center , city centre - the central part of a city storm center , storm centre - the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm financial center - the part of a city where financial institutions are centered hub - 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 city medical center - the part of a city where medical facilities are centered midfield - (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"- Aristotle division , 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 , midsection region , area - a part of an animal that has a special funct