Semi

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛmiː/

Semi (noun)

  1. A large truck with a trailer used for transporting goods.
  2. A match or game that decides who goes to the final round.

Examples

  • She ate a semi of the cake and saved the rest.
  • He only completed a semi of the project before the deadline.

Common collocations: semi circle, semi final, drive a semi, semi trailer, semi truck

Semi (adjective)

  1. Partly or halfway done or completed.

Examples

  • The project is semi-finished, so we need more time.
  • I only read the report halfway, so it feels semi-finished.