"in the middle of" meaning in English

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Preposition

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, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English prepositions: 59 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 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 phrasal prepositions, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of English phrasal prepositions: 33 67 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of 'engaged in but not finished with': 8 92
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