among

among - English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /əˈmʌŋ/, /əˈmɒŋ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧mong

Preposition

among

  1. 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?
  2. Denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group.
    • He is among the few who completely understand the subject.
  3. Denotes a sharing of a common feature in a group.
    • Lactose intolerance is common among people of Asian heritage.

Usage notes

  • 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

Derived terms

Translations

  • Arabic: مِنْ (ar) (min)
  • Finnish: kuulua (fi) (verb, to be among), joukossa (fi)
  • German: untereinander (de)
  • Malayalam: കൂട്ടത്തിൽ (kūṭṭattil), ഇടയിൽ (ml) (iṭayil)

Anagrams

among - Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈʔamoŋ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧mong

Noun

ámong

  1. Alternative form of amo (master, boss).

among - Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧mong

Verb

among

  1. To be made or become a collateral damage.
  2. To implicate; to connect or involve in an unfavorable or criminal way with something.
  3. To drag in.

among - Ibatan

Noun

among

  1. fish

among - Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈamɔŋ/
  • Hyphenation: abo‧nê‧mèn

Noun

among (plural among-among, first-person possessive amongku, second-person possessive amongmu, third-person possessive amongnya)

  1. jewelry in coronation of odonafi

among - Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

among

  1. party; banquet

among - Middle English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /aˈmɔnɡ/

Preposition

among

  1. among

Adverb

among

  1. among

Descendants

among - Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧mong
  • IPA: /ˈʔamoŋ/, [ˈʔa.moŋ]

Noun

among

  1. (vulgar, colloquial) priest
  2. (colloquial) boss; chief; master

among - Yami

Noun

among

  1. fish
Meaning and Definition of among
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