"in the middle of" meaning in All languages combined

See in the middle of on Wiktionary

Preposition [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} in the middle of, {{en-prep}} in the middle of
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, middle, of. Synonyms: in the process of, in the midst of, busy
    Sense id: en-in_the_middle_of-en-prep-~1FVb39b Categories (other): English prepositions Disambiguation of English prepositions: 50 50
  2. (often followed by the -ing form of a verb) Engaged in, but not finished with, often with something unpleasant. Tags: often Translations (engaged in but not finished with): en train de (French), im verfahren (note: plus infinitive clause) (German), beim (German), dabei (German), i mbun (Irish), w trakcie (Polish)
    Sense id: en-in_the_middle_of-en-prep-f05xnU~0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English phrasal prepositions, English prepositions, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 32 68 Disambiguation of English phrasal prepositions: 35 65 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 34 66 Disambiguation of 'engaged in but not finished with': 8 92

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