among

Meaning

  1. Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst.)
  2. Denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group.
  3. Denotes a sharing of a common feature in a group.

Synonyms

between
A1
amid
C2
amongst
B2
in
A1
amidst
C2
midst
C1
middle
A2
mid
C2

in the middle

within
A2
inside
A1
in the midst of
in between
by
A1
centre
B2
into
A1
with
A1
in the middle of
at
A1
through
A1
during
A2

surrounded by

around
A1
possess
C1
some
A1

space between

throughout
B2
together with
upon
A2
wherein
25k
while
A1
wife
A1
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endowed with

from among

in the midst

in the presence of

middle of

amidin
aboard
B2

half-way point

above all
along
A1
atop
21k
bay
B2
beside
B2
betwixt
46k
center
B1
domestic
C1
fall in
in front of
Translations

parmi
entre
unter
tra
fra
zwischen
entre
tussen
onder
au milieu de
in mezzo a
entre
bei
entre
Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈmʌŋ/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
among
Inherited from Old English
amang
Cognate with Saterland Frisian
monk
Cognate with Western Frisian
mank
Cognate with Dutch
Dutch
mank
Cognate with German
German
mang
In summary

Etymology tree Old English on Proto-Indo-European *ḱe- Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-West Germanic *ga- Old English ġe- Old English mang Old English ġemang Old English onġemang Old English amang Middle English among English among From Middle English among, amang, amonge, amange, from Old English amang, onġemang, equivalent to a- + mong (“crowd; group; throng”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian monk, monken (“among”), West Frisian mank (“among”), Dutch mank, maank (“among”), German Low German mank, manken (“among”), dialectal German mang (“among”).

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