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mids

mids

7.4
Exams taken in the middle of a school term
  • noun
  • /mɪdz/
  • Informal
translation icon : examen parcial
  • I have three exams next week, including my mids in history and math.

Examples

  • The professor scheduled our mids for the same week, making it challenging to prepare.

  • Students often feel stressed when studying for their mids halfway through the semester.

  • So basically I've put a few things on stands for you to see the difference between a down deeper costume, a mids and a top.

Synonyms

midterm
vsmids
  • US
128 3.3

A test in the middle of a school or college term to check progress

is an informal plural term for those tests
midterm exam
vsmids
  • US
2 2.9

An exam in the middle of a school term to check students' progress

is used informally as a plural to name those tests
1 2.9

An exam teachers give in the middle of a school term to check students' progress

is the informal plural word used for those tests

Surface Forms

mid singular
mids plural

Etymology

Mids is a casual short form of midterms, the exams given in the 'middle' of a school term, so mids refers to those mid-semester tests.