3 PHRASE If someone or something is in the midst of a group of people or things, they are among them or surrounded by them. □ Many were surprised to see him exposed like this in the midst of a large crowd.
4 PHRASE You say that someone is in your midst when you are drawing attention to the fact that they are in your group. [FORMAL ] □ We're lucky to have such a man in our midst.
mid|stream /m I dstriː m/ also mid-stream
1 N‑UNCOUNT [oft in N ] Someone or something that is in midstream is in the middle of a river, where the current is strongest. □ Their boat had capsized in midstream. ● ADV [usu ADV after v, oft n ADV ] Midstream is also an adverb. □ Some of them got caught midstream by the tide.
2 N‑UNCOUNT [oft in N ] If someone who has been doing something such as talking stops or pauses in midstream , they stop doing it, often before continuing. □ I was cut off in midstream. ● ADV [ADV after v] Midstream is also an adverb. □ The most difficult thing in a fast game of rugby is to change course midstream.
mid|sum|mer /m I dsʌ mə r / N‑UNCOUNT Midsummer is the period in the middle of the summer. □ In midsummer every town is impossibly crowded. □ It was a lovely midsummer morning.
Mi d|sum|mer's Da y N‑PROPER Midsummer's Day or Midsummer Day is the 24th of June.
mid|way /m I dwe I / also mid-way
1 ADV If something is midway between two places, it is between them and the same distance from each of them. □ The studio is midway between his aunt's old home and his cottage. ● ADJ [ADJ n] Midway is also an adjective. □ …the midway point between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester.
2 ADV [ADV after v] If something happens midway through a period of time, it happens during the middle part of it. □ [+ through ] He crashed midway through the race. ● ADJ [ADJ n] Midway is also an adjective. □ They were denied an obvious penalty before the midway point of the first half.
mid|week /m I dwiː k/ ADJ [ADJ n] Midweek describes something that happens in the middle of the week. □ The package includes midweek flights from Gatwick. ● ADV [ADV after v] Midweek is also an adverb. □ They'll be able to go up to London midweek.
Mid|west /m I dwe st/ N‑PROPER The Midwest is the region in the north of the central part of the United States. □ …farmers in the Midwest. □ …the Midwest states.
Mid|west|ern /m I dwe stə r n/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Midwestern means belonging or relating to the Midwest. □ …the Midwestern plains. □ …traditional Midwestern values. □ …the midwestern plains.
mid|wife /m I dwa I f/ (midwives ) N‑COUNT A midwife is a nurse who is trained to deliver babies and to advise pregnant women.
mid|wife|ry /m I dw I fəri/ N‑UNCOUNT Midwifery is the work of delivering babies and advising pregnant women.
mid|win|ter /m I dw I ntə r / also mid-winter N‑UNCOUNT Midwinter is the period in the middle of winter. □ …the bleak midwinter. □ …the cold midwinter weather.
mien /miː n/ N‑SING [usu poss N ] Someone's mien is their general appearance and manner, especially the expression on their face, which shows what they are feeling or thinking. [LITERARY ] □ It was impossible to tell from his mien whether he was offended. □ …his mild manner and aristocratic mien.
miffed /m I ft/ ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you are miffed , you are slightly annoyed and hurt because of something which someone has said or done to you. [INFORMAL ] □ [+ about ] I was a bit miffed about that.
might
➊ MODAL USES
➋ NOUN USES
➊ might ◆◆◆ /ma I t/ Might is a modal verb. It is used with the base form of a verb. → Please look at category 13 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.
1 MODAL You use might to indicate that something will possibly happen or be true in the future, but you cannot be certain. [VAGUENESS ] □ Smoking might be banned totally in most buildings. □ I might well regret it later. □ He said he might not be back until tonight.
2 MODAL You use might to indicate that there is a possibility that something is true, but you cannot be certain. [VAGUENESS ] □ She and Simon's father had not given up hope that he might be alive. □ You might be right.
3 MODAL You use might to indicate that something could happen or be true in particular circumstances. [VAGUENESS ] □ Your child might do better with a different teacher. □ …the type of person who might appear in a fashion magazine.
4 MODAL You use might have with a past participle to indicate that it is possible that something happened or was true, or when giving a possible explanation for something. □ I heard what might have been an explosion. □ She thought the shooting might have been an accident.
5 MODAL You use might have with a past participle to indicate that something was a possibility in the past, although it did not actually happen. □ Had the bomb dropped on a city, there might have been a great deal of damage.
6 MODAL You use might in statements where you are accepting the truth of a situation, but contrasting it with something that is more important. □ She might not have much energy but she still has a stinging wit.
7 MODAL You use might when you are saying emphatically that someone ought to do the thing mentioned, especially when you are annoyed because they have not done it. [EMPHASIS ] □ You might have told me that before!