Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- prep. In the midst of; surrounded by: a pine tree among cedars.
- prep. In the group, number, or class of: She is among the wealthy.
- prep. In the company of; in association with: traveling among a group of tourists.
- prep. By many or the entire number of; with many: a custom popular among the Greeks.
- prep. By the joint action of: Among us, we will finish the job.
- prep. With portions to each of: Distribute this among you.
- prep. Each with the other: Don't fight among yourselves. See Usage Note at between.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In or into the midst of; in association or connection with: as, he fell among thieves; one among this people.
- In the number of; of or out of.
- By the joint action or consent of; with the common aid or knowledge of: as, settle it among yourselves; the mischief was done among you.
- To each of; by or for distribution to: as, he gave five dollars to be divided among them.
- In (the circumstances of; during the time or term of; in the course of.
- Together (with something).
- At intervals; here and there.
- Between whiles; at intervals; from time to time; now and then.
- During the time; meanwhile. Synonyms Amid, In the midst of, Among, Between, Betwixt. The midst is the middle place; hence amid or in the midst of should be used where a person or thing is in a position which is, or may be imagined to be, central; they are naturally the expressions between which to choose when the noun is in the singular, or a plural noun stands for that which is virtually one: as, “Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire” (Dan. iii. 25); amid the waves. By derivation among suggests a mingling; it may be properly used with collective nouns: as, he disappeared among the crowd. Between is nearly equivalent etymologically to by twain, so applying only to two; among refers to more than two; it is therefore improper to say either among them both, or between the three. Betwixt is the same as
between .
Wiktionary
- prep. Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst)
- prep. Denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group.
- prep. Denotes a sharing of a common feature in a group.
GNU Webster's 1913
- prep. Mixed or mingled; surrounded by.
- prep. Conjoined, or associated with, or making part of the number of; in the number or class of.
- prep. Expressing a relation of dispersion, distribution, etc.; also, a relation of reciprocal action.
Etymologies
- From Old English onġemang. (Wiktionary)
- Middle English, from Old English āmang : ā, in; see a-2 + gemang, throng; see mag- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The younger men among the leading city families furnished most of the captains for the city regiments, among them being Henry S. Livingston, Abraham Van Wyck, John Berrian, John J. Roosevelt, and others.”
““_And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles_, _in the midst of many people as a_ LION _among the beasts of the forest_, _as a_ YOUNG LION _among the flocks of sheep_: _who_, _if he go through_,”
“Peter de Jager, coauthor with Richard Burgeon of Managing 00, helped popularize the term among the netties, as did Dan Rather of the broadcast network netties.”
“The music genre known as Americana, with roots in early folk and country music, has been popular in certain circles for years, but gained enough widespread attention recently to place the term among other new dictionary entries.”
“Seeing your name among the top scorers is brilliant, especially when I think of what I used to do and where I have come from to get where I am.”
The Guardian: DJ Campbell dreams of England future after driving away the demons
“It also prefers large cities over rural or marshy areas—thus earning the nickname among entomologists as "the urban mosquito.”
“On a recent Tuesday evening, the students of Emerson Social Media—or #ESM, as the students refer to it on Twitter and elsewhere online—settled on the concept of a Twitter-based scavenger hunt to help spread the word among Boston's college population about Sprint.”
The Wall Street Journal: Here, Tweeting Is a Class Requirement
“At that level, and with other financial indicators tanking, President Obama may soon find his name among the 9.1% unemployed.”
“Dendreon said Thursday it recorded $22 million in gross revenue for August, up 16% from July, and expects modest quarter-over-quarter growth as it works to spread the word among physicians that reimbursement for Provenge is improving, following actions taken by the federal Medicare health plan for the elderly.”
“Indeed, the postponements earned "Terra Nova" the nickname among media buyers as "Terra No-Va," Spanish for "no go.”
The Wall Street Journal: Fox to Reintroduce Previously Delayed 'Terra Nova'
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘among’.
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EN - Glasgow stop list
Words to be replaced by a paragraph mark if you are after terms and MWEs.
yours, yourself, yet, your, without, you, within, will, yourselves, would, why, with and 291 more...
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See Usage Note at
Being a list of words with the phrase "See Usage Note at" in their definitions. Most of these come from the American Heritage Dictionary.
upon, seldom, among, compliment, thus, further, predicament, latter, repel, inflammable, gentleman, adage and 12 more...
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preposition
Collection of prepositions! Inspired by AWAD week of 3 - 9 Nov 2008.
pace, maugre, ere, circa, chez, about, above, across, after, against, among, around and 24 more...
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strangelyrouge's Words
glockenspiel, gewgaw, jetsam, flotsam, gripe, grab, wench, whilst, betwixt, hither, thither, yonder and 1034 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
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my dictionary
able, abnormally, abroad, absent, abstract, acceptable, acceptance, access, accessible, accession, according to, account and 4551 more...
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Words of the Day
glabella, chirotony, nook-shotten, crapehanger, filemot, swirlie, egosurf, lexiphanicism, Ruritanian, stichometry, chrononaut, faldstool and 2031 more...
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M'ogle
As to feature the creature "mog".
cosmogony, transmogrify, glom, golem, mog, mogul, moggy, smog, demogenic, cormogeny, seismograph, primogenitor and 359 more...
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The things they carried (List 2)
Listening to this as an audio book for the second time. Tim O'Brien uses simple words and phrases to great effect. Very few unfamilar and big words . The writing style reminds me of words from Joh...
The, Things, They, Carried, meant, fond, By necessity,, presented to him, far beyond, against the brick..., reaching, taut and 2940 more...
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The Old English Influence
Modern English words impacted by and descended from Old English.
a, aback, abaft, abide, about, above, abode, accursed, accurst, ache, acknowledge, acorn and 109 more...
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English words
beyond, among, lest, deliberation, community, moisterizer, groceries, swiftboating, negatize, lukewarm, moisturizer, harbinger and 2 more...
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LoverlyHeather's Words
hero, neologism, hereafter, kerfuffle, nerd, quiet, simple, fantastic, lovely, sew, darn, mend and 12 more...
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Enchancey.
naturally, easily, unlimited, aware, realizing, experiencing, before, during, after, among, expand, beyond and 31 more...
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participation
parade, pare, parlay, parry, parure, apparatus, apparel, comprador, disparate, emperor, imperative, imperator and 86 more...
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Basic English -- operations
Basic English -- 100 words for operations
come, get, give, go, keep, let, make, put, seem, take, be, do and 88 more...
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MEC1 Lesson 118
delve, instantly, purr, fur, merciless, stalker, pray, range, trip, inscrutable, rise, dweller and 20 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for among.
fbharjo read a-mingle Feb 4, 2009