among
among - English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA: /əˈmʌŋ/, /əˈmɒŋ/
- Hyphenation: a‧mong
Preposition
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.
- He is among the few who completely understand the subject.
- 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.
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Anagrams
among - Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈʔamoŋ/
- Hyphenation: a‧mong
Noun
ámong
- Alternative form of amo (“master, boss”).
among - Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧mong
Verb
among
among - Ibatan
Noun
among
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)
- jewelry in coronation of odonafi
among - Lubuagan Kalinga
Noun
among
among - Middle English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA: /aˈmɔnɡ/
Preposition
among
Adverb
among
Descendants
among - Tagalog
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧mong
- IPA: /ˈʔamoŋ/, [ˈʔa.moŋ]
Noun
among
among - Yami
Noun
among