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Synonyms for meet halfway


Grammar : Verb
Spell : haf-wey, hahf-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæfˈweɪ, ˈhɑf-



Définition of meet halfway

Origin :
  • also half-way, Old English healfweg; see half + way. Halfway house originally was a common name for inns midway between cities or stages.
  • verb compromise
Example sentences :
  • Maybe they meet halfway; then she smells him and it is all right.
  • Extract from : « The Wrong Woman » by Charles D. Stewart
  • In that way we'll meet halfway and we're bound to find the gold.
  • Extract from : « The Bungalow Boys Along the Yukon » by Dexter J. Forrester
  • Wariness had been born into her blood—therefore she could understand and meet halfway the wariness of another.
  • Extract from : « The Heritage of the Sioux » by B.M. Bower

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