midfield
/ˈmɪd.fiːld/
midfield noun: the portion of a team which typically plays centrally, between the attack (or forwards) and the defence (or backs).
Noun
midfield (usually uncountable, plural midfields)
- The portion of a team which typically plays centrally, between the attack (or forwards) and the defence (or backs).
- Ferguson, perhaps recalling how United had been comprehensively outfought in the 3-1 defeat at Liverpool last season, opted for a side with a more pragmatic look with Phil Jones moved into a midfield role.2011 October 15, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 1 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 21 Oct 2022
- England's win was built on industry and discipline, epitomised by the performances of Manchester City's Joleon Lescott in defence and Scott Parker in midfield.2011 November 12, “International friendly: England 1-0 Spain”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 23 Aug 2022
- The middle of the field of play.
midfield meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
midfield in Hindi
- मिडफील्ड
midfield in Tamil
- மிட்ஃபீல்ட், மிட்ஃபீல்டு
midfield in Marathi
- मिडफिल्ड
midfield in Urdu
- مڈفیلڈ
More languagesFewer languages
- midfield in Bengali
- মিডফিল্ড
- midfield in Telugu
- మిడ్ఫీల్డ్
- midfield in Malayalam
- മിഡ്ഫീൽഡ്
- midfield in Kannada
- ಮಿಡ್ಫೀಲ್ಡ್
- midfield in Punjabi
- ਮਿਡਫੀਲਡ
- midfield in Gujarati
- મિડફિલ્ડ
- midfield in Odia
- ମିଡ୍ଫିଲ୍ଡ୍, ମିଡ୍ଫିଲ୍ଡ, ମିଡଫିଲ୍ଡ୍
- midfield in Nepali
- मिडफिल्ड
Examples of midfield in a sentence
- Smith started the game in the centre of midfield, but moved to the wing after 30 minutes.
- He's normally a midfield player, but today he's playing deep.
- Kobbie Mainoo, so often overlooked by Amorim, flourished alongside Casemiro in midfield as United controlled the game.
Forms of midfield
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Origin of midfield
From mid- + field.
Words formed from midfield
Phrases with midfield
Questions about midfield
- What does midfield mean?
- Midfield means the portion of a team which typically plays centrally, between the attack (or forwards) and the defence (or backs).
- What is midfield in Hindi?
- Midfield in Hindi is मिडफील्ड. See Midfield meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is midfield?
- Midfield is a noun.
- How do you pronounce midfield?
- Midfield is pronounced /ˈmɪd.fiːld/.
- What is the plural of midfield?
- The plural of midfield is midfields.
Words near midfield in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: midfield (page history and authors); midfield (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); midfield (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); midfield (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); midfield (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); midfield (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); midfield (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); midfield (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); midfield (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); midfield (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); midfield (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); midfield (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); midfield (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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