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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English among, amang, amonge, amange, from Old English amang, onġemang, equivalent to a- + mong (“crowd; group; throng”). Compare dialectal German mang, Saterland Frisian monk, monken (“among”).
The raising of /ɔ/ ( → /ɒ/) to /u/ ( → /ʌ/) is regular between /m/ and /ŋ/; compare monger, mongrel.
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
among
- Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst.)
- How can you speak with authority about their customs when you have never lived among them?
- Denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group.
- 2013 August 10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:
- All this has led to an explosion of protest across China, including among a middle class that has discovered nimbyism.
- He is among the few who completely understand the subject.
- Denotes a sharing of a common feature in a group.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 1:1:
- Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us […]
- Lactose intolerance is common among people of Asian heritage.
Usage notes[edit]
- For the comparison of among with between, see the usage notes in between.
- Many Americans view "amongst" as an archaic/Commonwealth variant, and use "among" exclusively.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
mingling or intermixing
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belonging to a group
See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Bikol Central[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ámong
- Alternative form of amo (“master, boss”).
Cebuano[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: a‧mong
Verb[edit]
among
- To be made or become a collateral damage.
- To implicate; to connect or involve in an unfavorable or criminal way with something.
- To drag in.
Ibatan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
among
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
among (plural among-among, first-person possessive amongku, second-person possessive amongmu, third-person possessive amongnya)
- jewelry in coronation of odonafi
Further reading[edit]
- “among” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Lubuagan Kalinga[edit]
Noun[edit]
among
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English amang, onġemang, equivalent to a- + mong.
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
among
Adverb[edit]
among
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “among(es, prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “among(es, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Tagalog[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
among
- (vulgar, colloquial) priest
- Synonym: pari
- (colloquial) boss; chief; master
Yami[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
among
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