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 or amongst

prep

1. in the midst of: she decided to dwell among the Greeks

2. in the group, class, or number of: he is among the top trainers

3. to each of: the stakes should be divided among the players

4. with one another within a group: sort it out among yourselves [Old English amang]

USAGE: See at between.

Thesaurus

among or amongst

preposition 1. in the midst of, with, together with, in the middle of, amid, surrounded by, amidst, in the thick of

preposition 2. in the group of, one of, part of, included in, in the company of, in the class of, in the number of

preposition 3. between, to

preposition 4. with one another, mutually, by all of, by the whole of, by the joint action of

Translations

among [əˈmʌŋ], amongst [əˈmʌŋst] prep → parmi, entre

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among [əˈmʌŋ], amongst [əˈmʌŋst] prep → unter +dat

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among [əˈmʌŋ], amongst [əˈmʌŋst] prep → fra, tra, in mezzo a

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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 keskenään entre בֵּין के बीच među között di antara á meðal tra ～の間で ...의 범위 안에 tarpusavyje starp di antara onder imellom pomiędzy entre între между medzi med između mellan ในหมู่ (ikiden çok şeyin) arasında 分享 між, поміж درمیان chia phần 在...之中

see also between .