amongst

English

Alternative forms

among
amongest (obsolete)
amoungst (archaic)
amoungest (obsolete)

Etymology

amongs +‎ -t (“(excrescent)”), from among +‎ -s (“(genitive)”); surface analysis is among +‎ -st (“(excrescent)”). Root among from Old English ongemang, from on (“in”) + gemang (“assemblage, mingling”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈmʌŋst/
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Preposition

amongst

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

Catalan: entre (ca)
Danish: iblandt
Dutch: tussen (nl), onder (nl)
Finnish: keskellä (fi), seassa (fi)
French: parmi (fr)
German: zwischen (de), unter (de)
Greek: ανάμεσα (el) (anámesa)
Indonesian: antara (id)

Korean: 가운데 (ko) (gaunde), 사이 (ko) (sai)
Portuguese: entre (pt), juntamente com
Russian: среди́ (ru) (sredí)
Spanish: entre (es)
Swedish: bland (sv), ibland (sv)
Turkish: arasında (tr)
Vietnamese: giữa (vi), trong số

Anagrams

gamonts