halbwegs

German

Etymology

From halb +‎ Weg with adverbial -s. Compare English halfway, Dutch halfweg.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

halbwegs

  1. (dated) halfway, at the halfway point
  2. (informal) reasonably, halfway, somewhat (not fully, but to an acceptable or appreciable degree)
    Nachmittags hat sich der Wind halbwegs gelegt.
    In the afternoon, the wind died down somewhat.
    Immerhin war das Essen halbwegs preiswert.
    At least the food was reasonably cheap.

Further reading

  • “halbwegs” in Duden online
  • “halbwegs” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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