(informal) A semifinal.
semi
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for semi.
Editorial note
My father will be 70 next year and just went into semi-retirement (where semi-retirement = writing two books).
Quick take
(informal) A semifinal.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of semi gathered in one view.
(UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada, informal) A semi-detached house.
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) A semi-trailer; a tractor-trailer; an eighteen-wheeler; an artic.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for semi.
noun
(informal) A semifinal.
See also: similar, fractional, tractor-trailer, semifinal, semitrailer
noun
(UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada, informal) A semi-detached house.
See also: similar, fractional, tractor-trailer, semifinal, semitrailer
noun
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) A semi-trailer; a tractor-trailer; an eighteen-wheeler; an artic.
See also: similar, fractional, tractor-trailer, semifinal, semitrailer
noun
(slang) A partial erection of the penis.
See also: similar, fractional, tractor-trailer, semifinal, semitrailer
Example sentences
My father will be 70 next year and just went into semi-retirement (where semi-retirement = writing two books).
But I also don't see a problem with explaining what a semi-colon is to a second or third grader, in the context of programming.
You can think about processing your (semi) structure data (records) in terms of high level pipelines and processing steps.
A peripheral concern is the direct job loss of the millions of truck drivers as self-driving semi tractor trucks are developed.
For second-wave bioinformatic analysis, stick to organisms that have a (semi) decent reference sequence.
Since my parents are both semi retired I was very curious why he thought he needed a new PC.
He is still a semi full time musician in Austin right now.
Not everyone has to be the superachieving career minded semi-absent parent.
I agree the world was ready for a Facebook/Twitter hybrid network with the semi-anonymity of twitter but the interactive capabilities of Facebook.
I wish that more fonts had a semi-bold version, like Source Code Pro.
I imagine modeling water in a performant and semi-realistic way is rather hard.
$500 a month for a solution that would make me do something semi-productive instead of spending time on those websites.
Quote examples
For example, let's say you decide to focus on the "regular customer": someone who travels roughly the same route most days of the week, a commuter or someone with a daily or semi-weekly appointment to keep.
Although I've already implemented a lot of features (like “lone wolf” and “semi-private” posts and fallacy objections), I have plenty of other ideas swimming around in my head.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use semi in a sentence?
My father will be 70 next year and just went into semi-retirement (where semi-retirement = writing two books).
What does semi mean?
(informal) A semifinal.
What part of speech is semi?
semi is commonly used as noun.