semi

Other forms of semi

plural

semis·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about semi

What does semi mean?

semi means "one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in semi?

semi has 2 syllables: sem-i. The stress falls on "sem". In IPA it is /ˈsɛmi/.

What is another word for semi?

Close synonyms include semifinal, trailer truck, tractor trailer, trucking rig, rig. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is semi a common word?

semi is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.