Amongst

English

Alternative forms

• among

Pronunciation

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Etymology

• among > amongs
• 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 Turkish: arasında (tr)

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