Jason Aldean

For every album, I look at where I'm at in my career and think of a title that kind of represents that. And for me, 'Night Train' was kind of a metaphor for where things have gone, from being on one bus with 12 other guys, pulling a trailer my first few years on the road, to now. We're out here with six or seven buses and eight or nine semis.

American Musician

Jennifer Capriati

I do still have some of the experience from playing, but it's been so long since I've been out in those quarters, semis, finals, the important final matches, just against the top players.

American Athlete

Edwin van der Sar

You have to get your motivation from within, and it doesn't matter if you lose in the quarters, the semis, or the final. You must want to have another chance of winning the trophy.

Dutch Athlete

Brian O'Driscoll

There is no point winning the semi if you don't win the final. It's as simple as that. No one will remember a big semifinal if you lose the final, so you have to do it all again.

Irish Athlete

Oscar Pistorius

I wasn't happy with my performance at the World Championships in Daegu. I had an unbelievable race in the heats, but misjudged the semi and finished last.

South African Athlete

Miley Cyrus

I love looking out at 27 semis and being like, every single one of those semi trucks is there to put together my stage.

American Singer

Lance Archer

The only semi serious injury I have had was when I strained my MCL. But I'm always beat up in some form or another.

American Wrestler

Iain Duncan Smith

A good proportion of foreign nationals in jobs in the UK are in semi or low-skilled occupations.

British Politician

Kiki Bertens

It's unbelievable. To be in the semis, it's just crazy. To play Serena it will be a great match.

Megan Thee Stallion

I like movies that make you semi fall in love with the villain so you have sympathy for him.

Semi is often a prefix, meaning it's added to the start of other words to change their meaning.

Common Prefix

'Semi' is commonly used to describe events that occur twice within a specific timeframe.

Frequency Usage

When 'semi' is used, it often implies that something is not full or complete but has notable qualities of the whole.

Partial Quality

'Semi' as a noun in transportation often implies a large size and significant cargo capacity.

Size Implication

In North America, 'semi' is a casual term, more commonly used in everyday language than 'semitrailer'.

Casual Term

A 'semi' in real estate refers to a specific house style and is often used when discussing property.

Property Type

The term 'semi' indicates a shared wall between two homes, an important architectural feature.

Architectural Feature

In sports, 'semi' refers to the second to last round, just before the final.

Competition Stage

'Semi' in a sports context often carries excitement due to the high stakes of the competition.

High Stakes

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