among

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/əˈmʌŋ/

prep 5adv 4

Collocations

ADJ.

all, best, closest, elite, great, growing, many, modern

She was among the best students in her graduating class.

VERB + AMONG

agreed, cake, caused, debate, distress, divide, flying, found

The decision to close the factory caused distress among the workers and their families.

AMONG + NOUN

experts, friends, helves, loue, music, novels, ourselves, people

There was a lot of disagreement among experts about whether the new treatment was safe.

PREP.

down, from, from, in

There was a lot of disagreement among the team members down the years.

Definitions

prep

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

to put the cat among the pigeons

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

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

How can you speak with authority about their customs when you have never lived among them?

In like maner Ephraim droue not out yͤ Cananites that dwelt at Gaſer [Gezer], but the Cananites dwelt amonge them at Gaſer.

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

He is among the few who completely understand the subject.

All this has led to an explosion of protest across China, including among a middle class that has discovered nimbyism.

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

When the history of this Nation, and our great State is written, it shall be recorded that John Dent was a giant among men, a humanitarian, and most of all, a man dedicated not only to the people who elected him, but a man dedicated to the nation as well.

Of an event or a fact.

adv

Along with (someone or something); together.

Yeat interlace vve ſhall among the Loue of her and him: […]

And of the ſame vvorke vvere their baſes, their head-'tires of flovvers, mix'd vvith ſiluer, and gold, vvith ſome ſprigs of Ægrets among, and from the top of their dreſſing, a thinne vayle hanging dovvne.

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.

[Y[our beſt vvay is, to direct your courſe Eaſt North-eaſt, and North-eaſt by Eaſt, among; […]

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Idioms & Phrases

first among equals

A person or position that is formally of equal rank to others in a group, but nonetheless takes a leading role within that group.

The Orthodox consider the bishop of Rome to have always been merely a first among equals.

man among men

A man who is accepted on the same terms, and as having the same worth, as other men in society.

I have accomplished my dearest wish, I am a man among men, on an equal footing with Tom, Dick and Harry, and yet it isn't just exactly what I thought it was going to be.

woman among women

A woman who is accepted on the same terms, and as having the same worth, as other others in society.

there is no honor among thieves

Most thieves lack a sense of honor and are not to be trusted.

there is no honour among thieves

Alternative spelling of there is no honor among thieves

Example Bank

to put the cat among the pigeons

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

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As for the former [seaweed] called Zoſter, it is found among the ſhelves and ſhallovv vvaters not farre from the ſhore: both the one and the other appeare in the Spring, and be gone in the Autumne.

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Yeat interlace vve ſhall among the Loue of her and him: […]

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[Y[our beſt vvay is, to direct your courſe Eaſt North-eaſt, and North-eaſt by Eaſt, among; […]

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, among is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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