This meaning means the exact place between two sides or ends. It shows the center of something in a straight line or space.
The book is in the middle of the table.
He stood in the middle of the room.
This meaning refers to the time that is about halfway through something, like a day, year, or event.
We met in the middle of the year.
She called me in the middle of the night.
This meaning describes nouns and shows that they are in the center or in a position between two other things.
The middle seat is very comfortable.
She lives in the middle house on the street.
As a verb, 'middle' means to share or split something so it is fair or to meet in the center point. This use is less common.
They tried to middle the costs between friends.
We can middle the time to meet each other.
This meaning uses 'middle' as a verb meaning to help two sides agree by acting between them. It is more formal or old-fashioned.
She middled to help solve the problem.
They middled between the two groups.
This meaning refers to people who are neither very rich nor very poor, but in the middle social group.
Many middle people work in offices.
The middle have different life styles.
This meaning talks about the center part in sports fields or the role controlling the middle area in a game.
The striker passed from the middle.
He plays middle in the team.
