amongst

English

Alternative forms

• among
• amongest (obsolete)
• amoungst (archaic)
• amoungest (obsolete)

Pronunciation

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Etymology

• among +‎ -s > amongs +‎ -t
• Old English ongemang (from on 'in' + gemang 'assemblage, mingling') with genitive suffix -s and suffix -t.

Preposition

amongst

1. Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. See usage note at amidst.

Synonyms

• among (variant of amongst)
• amidst
• amid

Translations

Used to denote a mingling or intermixing

• Dutch: tussen (nl), onder (nl)
• Finnish: keskellä, seassa
• German: zwischen (de), unter (de)
• Greek: anamesma, metaksi
• Indonesian: antara (id)

• Korean: 가운데 (gaunde), 사이 (sai)
• Portuguese: entre, juntamente com
• Swedish: bland (sv), ibland (sv)
• Turkish: arasında (tr)
• Vietnamese: giữa (vi), trong số (vi)