2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Among \A*mong"\, Amongst \A*mongst"\, prep. [OE. amongist, amonges, amonge, among, AS. onmang, ongemang, gemang, in a crowd or mixture. For the ending -st see {Amidst}. See {Mingle}.] 1. Mixed or mingled; surrounded by. [1913 Webster] They heard, And from his presence hid themselves among The thickest trees. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Conjoined, or associated with, or making part of the number of; in the number or class of. [1913 Webster] Blessed art thou among women. --Luke i. 28. [1913 Webster] 3. Expressing a relation of dispersion, distribution, etc.; also, a relation of reciprocal action. [1913 Webster] What news among the merchants? --Shak. [1913 Webster] Human sacrifices were practiced among them. --Hume. [1913 Webster] Divide that gold amongst you. --Marlowe. [1913 Webster] Whether they quarreled among themselves, or with their neighbors. --Addison. [1913 Webster] Syn: Amidst; between. See {Amidst}, {Between}. [1913 Webster] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 20 Moby Thesaurus words for "among": amid, amidst, among, amongst, at, between, betwixt, betwixt and between, by, from, in, mid, midst, near, next to, on, to, together with, toward, with
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