semi

[US]/'semɪ/
[UK]/'sɛmi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. semi-trailer, semi-detached house
pref. semi-, partly, incompletely
Word Forms
Pluralsemis

Phrases & Collocations

semi-automatic

semi-final

semi-permanent

semi-circle

semi arid

semi trailer

Example Sentences

the semi-finals of the doubles.

a semi-rigid polyethylene hose.

victory in a pulsating semi-final.

Real-world Examples

If you understand how to use these six semi-modals, you are doing well!

Source: Oxford University: IELTS Foreign Teacher Course

Now, interestingly they have the name semi-vowels.

Source: British English pronunciation teaching

The Palestinian Authority still administers the semi-autonomous, or partly self-ruling, areas of the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Source: This month VOA Special English

A semi is also a very big truck.

Source: Engvid Super Teacher Selection

Point number four is also semi related to that.

Source: Cambridge top student book sharing

Just so I got... - No demi, no semi. - Full English breakfast.

Source: Gourmet Base

Police said the bus did not react fast enough when the semi braked for construction.

Source: AP Listening May 2015 Collection

I hate saying it's a semi-autobiographical film because it's less semi that I think we've led people to believe.

Source: Global Leaders of the Era

So there's typically three rounds to each race, the prelim, the semi, and the final.

Source: Connection Magazine

I love the shirt, I love the mesh, I love the semi see-through pants.

Source: Learn to dress like a celebrity.

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