mid
adjective
being at or near the middle point of.
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1 American
[mid]
/ mɪd /
adjective
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being at or near the middle point of.
We visited in mid autumn to catch the leaves at their best.
The group was active in the mid 1890s.
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being or occupying a middle place or position.
These socks hit at the mid calf, making them good for wearing with boots.
The bark mid trunk has been eaten away by insects.
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Phonetics. (of a vowel) articulated with an opening above the tongue relatively intermediate between those for high and low: the vowels of beet, bet, and bot are respectively high, mid, and low.
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Slang. mediocre, unimpressive, or disappointing.
Everyone thinks that show is so great, but I've always thought it was mid.
The shoes are really mid but the shirt is cute.
noun
mid
2
American
[mid]
/ mɪd /
Or
'mid
preposition
mid
3
American
[mid]
/ mɪd /
noun
Informal.
mid-
4
American
mid.
5
American
abbreviation
Mid.
6
American
abbreviation
M.I.D.
7
American
abbreviation
mid
1
British
/ mɪd /
adjective
noun
Mid.
2
British
abbreviation
mid
3
British
/ mɪd /
preposition
mid.
4
British
abbreviation
mid-
5
British
combining form
Etymology
Origin of mid1
First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English midd- (both an adjective and the initial element of a compound; modern spellings such as mid autumn are probably a reanalysis of the combining form mid- as an adjective); cognate with Old High German mitti, Old Norse mithr, Gothic midjis; akin to Greek mésos, méssos, méttos, Latin medius, Old Church Slavonic mežda “limit, border,” Old Irish mide, Sanskrit madhya “middle”; see also mid-
Origin of mid3
By shortening
Origin of mid-4
Middle English, Old English; see mid 1
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Both the U.S. and global oil benchmarks have risen for three consecutive weeks and on Friday logged their biggest three-week advance since mid September, according to FactSet data.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Temperatures will widely climb into the mid to high-teens Celsius, possibly peaking at 20C in a few locations in southern England.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
I think we’re probably still in the early to mid innings in terms of the overall premium supply versus demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Hafren Dyfrdwy - which operates in mid and north-east Wales - said it was "working tirelessly" to reduce the average number of spills but "we know more needs to be done".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
I’d skipped lunch and the afternoon was heading from mid to late.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
Looking ahead, Caterpillar continues to expect total sales and revenue to grow in the mid- to high-teens range for the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The hope, they said, is to reopen Cole’s in mid- to late November.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
At a time of market and economic uncertainty, analysts recommend healthcare, utilities and consumer-staples stocks for the medium and long term, in addition to mid- and small-cap equities, bonds, cash and non-U.S. equities.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
The company said that its intrinsic value—underpinned by its business competitiveness, strong cash generation and mid- to long-term growth potential—isn’t fully reflected in its current stock price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
She halted in mid- rant and looked at Matt in such a calculating way, he felt cold right down to his toes.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
A few verbs, called deponent, are throughout pass. in form, but act. or mid. in meaning.
From Greek in a Nutshell by James Strong
The active terminations are assumed throughout by the Perf. and Pluperf. mid., and the Aorists pass.
From Greek in a Nutshell by James Strong
The mid. was received by Mons'r Baudin with much kindness.
From The Naval Pioneers of Australia by Louis Becke
Besides this, all the prose oracles given at Delphi were doubtless written in Doric; as e.g. that in Demosth. in Mid. p.
From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 by Karl Otfried Müller
In N. T. Mid., “to choose out for one’s self.”
From The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election by Robert Wallace
"If you just wrote DDT on the wall, mosquitoes used to die," says Dr. M.I.D.
From Time Magazine Archive
The M.I.D. is all right in its place—Good Lord!
From Astounding Stories, May, 1931 by Various
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