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Definitions for Among

[1] in, into, or through the midst of; in association or connection with; surrounded by: He was among friends.
[2] in the midst of, so as to influence: missionary work among the local people.
[3] with a share for each of: Divide the cigars among you.
[4] in the number, class, or group of; of or out of: That is among the things we must do.
[5] by all or with the whole of; by most or with many of: popular among the people.
[6] by the joint or reciprocal action of: Settle it among yourselves.
[7] each with the other; mutually: They quarreled among themselves.
[8] familiar to or characteristic of: a proverb among the Spanish.
[9] in the midst of he lived among the Indians
[10] to each of divide the reward among yourselves
[11] in the group, class, or number of ranked among the greatest writers
[12] taken out of (a group) he is only one among many
[13] with one another within a group; by the joint action of a lot of gossip among the women employees ; decide it among yourselves

Words related to Among

amid, mid, with, amidst, betwixt, mutually

Words nearby Among

amok, amokura, amole, amon, amon-ra, among, amongst, amontillado, amor, amor asteroid, amor patriae

Origin of Among

before 1000; Middle English, Old English amang, onmang for on gemang, on gemonge (dative singular of gemong “crowd,” akin to mengan “to mix”) “in (the) group (of)”; akin to mingle

Words that may be confused with Among

amid, among, among, between, (see, usage, note, at, between)

Word origin for Among

Old English amang, contracted from on gemang in the group of, from on + gemang crowd; see mingle , mongrel

Synonyms for Among

amid, amidst, betwixt, encompassed by, in dispersion through, in the midst of, in the thick of, mid, surrounded by, with