among

a·mong  (-mng) also a·mongst (-mngst)

prep.

1. In the midst of; surrounded by: a pine tree among cedars.

2. In the group, number, or class of: She is among the wealthy.

3. In the company of; in association with: traveling among a group of tourists.

4. By many or the entire number of; with many: a custom popular among the Greeks.

5. By the joint action of: Among us, we will finish the job.

6. With portions to each of: Distribute this among you.

7. Each with the other: Don't fight among yourselves. See Usage Note at between.

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[Middle English, from Old English mang : , in; see a-² + gemang, throng; see mag- in Indo-European roots.]

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among [əˈmʌŋ], amongst

prep

1. in the midst of he lived among the Indians

2. to each of divide the reward among yourselves

3. in the group, class, or number of ranked among the greatest writers

4. taken out of (a group) he is only one among many

5. with one another within a group; by the joint action of a lot of gossip among the women employees decide it among yourselves

[Old English amang, contracted from on gemang in the group of, from on + gemang crowd; see mingle, mongrel]

Usage: See at between

Thesaurus

among amongst

preposition

1. in the midst of, with, together with, in the middle of, amid, surrounded by, amidst, in the thick of They walked among the crowds in the large town square.

2. in the group of, one of, part of, included in, in the company of, in the class of, in the number of Among the speakers was the new American ambassador.

3. between, to Most of the furniture was distributed among friends.

4. with one another, mutually, by all of, by the whole of, by the joint action of The directors have been arguing amongst themselves.

Translations

among [əˈmʌŋ] amongst [əˈmʌŋst] PREP → entre, en medio de
from among(st) → de entre
among(st) the Yanomami it is deemed a virtue → entre los yanomami se considera una virtud
he is among(st) those who → es de los que ...
it is not among(st) the names I have → no figura entre los nombres que tengo
this is among(st) the possibilities → ésa es una de las posibilidades
they quarrelled among(st) themselves → riñeron entre sí
one can say that among(st) friends → eso se puede decir entre amigos
share it among(st) yourselves → repartíoslo entre vosotros

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among [əˈmʌŋ] amongst [əˈmʌŋst] prep

(= surrounded by) → parmi
We stood there among piles of wooden boxes → Nous nous tenions là parmi les caisses en bois.
They walked among the crowd
BUT Ils marchaient au milieu de la foule.

(= included in) → parmi
Among his purchases were several books → Parmi ses achats, il y avait plusieurs livres.
A British man was among those arrested
BUT Un Britannique faisait partie des personnes arrêtées.

(= with) [+ group of people] → parmi
The pub is popular among students → Le pub est populaire auprès des étudiants.

(= between) [share, distribute] → entre
among themselves → entre eux
They were talking among themselves → Ils parlaient entre eux.

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among(st)

prep → unter (+acc or dat); among other things → unter anderem; she had sung with Madonna among others → sie hatte unter anderem mit Madonna gesungen; to stand among the crowd → (mitten) in der Menge stehen; they shared it out among themselves → sie teilten es unter sich or untereinander auf; talk among yourselves → unterhaltet euch; settle that among yourselves → macht das untereinander aus; he’s among our best players → er gehört zu unseren besten Spielern; Manchester is among the largest of our cities → Manchester gehört zu unseren größten Städten; to count somebody among one’s friends → jdn zu seinen Freunden zählen; this habit is widespread among the French → diese Sitte ist bei den Franzosen weitverbreitet; there were ferns among the trees → zwischen den Bäumen wuchs Farnkraut; to hide among the bushes → sich in den Büschen verstecken

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among [əˈmʌŋ] amongst [əˈmʌŋst] prep → tra, fra, in mezzo a
among friends → tra amici
he is among those who ... → fa parte di quelli che..., è uno di quelli che...
share it among yourselves → dividetevelo tra (di) voi
among other things → tra l'altro, tra le altre cose

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among

prep among, amongst [əˈmaŋ(st)]

1 in the middle of a house among the trees. tussen بَيْن между mezi, uprostřed blandt; mellem (mitten) unter ανάμεσα σε entre keskel, sees, hulgas در میان keskellä parmi בֵּין, בְּקֶרֶב, בְּתוֹך में/मध्य में među, posred között di tengah-tengah á milli, innan um tra, in mezzo a ～の間に . ...의 사이에 tarp vidū; starp di antara tussen blant, mellom wśród entre printre среди uprostred sredi, med usred bland, mellan ท่ามกลาง (ikiden çok şeyin)arasında, ortasında 在...中間 серед کے درمیان ở giữa 在...中间

2 in shares or parts to each person (in a group etc) Divide the chocolate amongst you. tussen, onder فيما بَيْن измежду mezi blandt; imellem unter μεταξύ entre omavahel بین؛ میان kesken entre בֵּין के बीच među között di antara á meðal tra ～の間で ...의 사이에서 분배하여 tarpusavyje starp di antara onder imellom pomiędzy entre între между medzi med između mellan ในหมู่ (ikiden çok şeyin) arasında 與大家(分享) між, поміж درمیان chia phần 在...之中

see also between .

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among → وسط mezi blandt unter ανάμεσα entre joukossa parmi među tra ･･･の中で ... 사이에 te midden van blant wśród entre посреди bland ท่ามกลาง arasında trong số 在...之中