among
English
Alternative forms
- amonge (archaic)
- amoung (obsolete)
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /əˈmʌŋ/, /əˈmɒŋ/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: a‧mong
- Rhymes: -ʌŋ
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.
- 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.
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- Denotes a sharing of a common feature in a group.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 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.
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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
- amongst (variant of among)
- amidst
- amid
Derived terms
- among other things
- fall among
- first among equals
- honor among thieves
- honour among thieves
- man among men
- put the cat among the pigeons
- set the cat among the pigeons
- there is no honor among thieves
- woman among women
Translations
mingling or intermixing
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belonging to a group
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See also
- between
- within
Anagrams
- Gamon, Mogan, ang mo, goman, mango, ngoma
Bikol Central
Etymology
From amo + -ng.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧mong
- IPA(key): /ˈʔamoŋ/
Noun
among
- Alternative form of amo (“master, boss”).
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧mong
Verb
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
Etymology
Compare Yami among.
Noun
among
- fish
Indonesian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈamɔŋ/
- Hyphenation: abo‧nê‧mèn
- Rhymes: -amɔŋ, -mɔŋ, -ɔŋ, -ŋ
Noun
among (plural among-among, first-person possessive amongku, second-person possessive amongmu, third-person possessive amongnya)
- jewelry in coronation of odonafi
Further reading
- “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
Noun
among
- party; banquet
Middle English
Alternative forms
- amang, amonkes, omang
- mang, mong
Etymology
From Old English amang, onġemang, equivalent to a- + mong.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈmɔnɡ/
Preposition
among
- among
Adverb
among
- among
Descendants
- English: among
- Scots: among
- Yola: amang, mang
References
- “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
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧mong
- IPA(key): /ˈʔamoŋ/, [ˈʔa.moŋ]
Noun
among
- (vulgar, colloquial) priest
- Synonym: pari
- (colloquial) boss; chief; master
Yami
Etymology
Compare Ibatan among.
Noun
among
- fish