Among
1Among — A*mong , Amongst A*mongst , prep. [OE. amongist, amonges, amonge, among, AS. onmang, ongemang, gemang, in a crowd or mixture. For the ending st see {Amidst}. See {Mingle}.] 1. Mixed or mingled; surrounded by. [1913 Webster] They heard, And from… …
2among — (prep.) early 12c., from O.E. onmang, from phrase on gemang in a crowd, from gemengan to mingle (see MINGLE (Cf. mingle)). Collective prefix ge dropped 12c. leaving onmong, amang, among. Cf. O.S. angimang among, amid; O.Fris. mong among …
3among — adverb amid, amidst, between, in the middle of, parenthetically Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4among — [[t]əmʌ̱ŋ[/t]] ♦ (The form amongst is also used, but is more literary.) 1) PREP Someone or something that is situated or moving among a group of things or people is surrounded by them. ...youths in their late teens sitting among adults... They… …
5among — a|mong [ ə mʌŋ ] preposition *** 1. ) included in a larger group a ) used for saying that someone or something is included in a particular group of people or things: His family connections helped ensure his position among the elite. from among… …
6among — a|mong W1S1 [əˈmʌŋ] prep also a|mongst [əˈmʌŋst] [: Old English; Origin: on gemonge, from on + gemong crowd ] 1.) in or through the middle of a group of people or things ▪ The girl quickly disappeared among the crowd. ▪ I could hear voices coming …
7among — /euh mung /, prep. 1. in, into, or through the midst of; in association or connection with; surrounded by: He was among friends. 2. in the midst of, so as to influence: missionary work among the local people. 3. with a share for each of: Divide… …
8among — also amongst preposition Etymology: among from Middle English, from Old English on gemonge, from on + gemonge, dative of gemong crowd, from ge (associative prefix) + mong (akin to Old English mengan to mix); amongst from Middle English amonges,… …
9among — , between A few authorities insist that among applies to more than two things and between to only two. But by this logic you would have to say that St. Louis is among California, New York, and Michigan, not between them. Insofar as the two… …
10among — preposition /əˈmʌŋ/ a) Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst) How can you speak with authority about their customs when you have never lived among them? b) Denotes a belonging of a person… …
