ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Among

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /əˈmʌŋ/ · Part of speech preposition

Quick meaning: Among is a preposition meaning Of a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded by (other people or things).

Meaning

Of a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded by (other people or things).

Of an event or a fact.
Along with (someone or something); together.
At the same time, all the while, meanwhile.
In addition, beside.
Chiefly with contrasting adjectives or adverbs: from time to time, now and then; also, here and there.

to put the cat among the pigeons

We were among the crowd that gathered there, / And saw you play the Rabbi with great skill, […]

And Adam hyd him ſelf with his wyfe [Eve], from the preſence of yͤ LORDE God amonge the trees of the garden.

She follovved the nuns to a chapel vvhere they uſually performed their devotions, and vvas there ſeated among the novices.

Depending on context, synonyms include amid, amidst, amongst.

Related dictionary entries include about, across, aged, along, alongside, amid.

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