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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AMONG',
AMONGST', prep. [Gr. See Mingle.]
1. In a general or primitive sense, mixed or mingled with; as tares among wheat.
2. Conjoined or associated with, or making part of the number.
Blessed art thou among women. Luke 1.
3. Of the number; as, there is not one among a thousand, possessing the like qualities.

Merriam Webster's

also amongst preposition Etymology: among from Middle English, from Old English on gemonge, from on + gemonge, dative of gemong crowd, from ge- (associative prefix) + -mong (akin to Old English mengan to mix); amongst from Middle English amonges, from among + -es -s — more at co-, mingle Date: before 12th century 1. in or through the midst of ; surrounded by <hidden among the trees> 2. in company or association with <living among artists> 3. by or through the aggregate of <discontent among the poor> 4. in the number or class of <wittiest among poets> <among other things she was president of her college class> 5. in shares to each of <divided among the heirs> 6. a. through the reciprocal acts of <quarrel among themselves> b. through the joint action of <made a fortune among themselves> Usage: see between

Oxford Reference Dictionary

prep. (also amongst) 1 surrounded by; in the company of (lived among the trees; be among friends). 2 in the number of (among us were those who disagreed). 3 an example of; in the class or category of (is among the richest men alive). 4 a between; within the limits of (collectively or distributively); shared by (had £5 among us; divide it among you). b by the joint action or from the joint resources of (among us we can manage it). 5 with one another; by the reciprocal action of (was decided among the participants; talked among themselves). 6 as distinguished from; preeminent in the category of (she is one among many). Etymology: OE ongemang f. on ON + gemang assemblage (cf. MINGLE): -st = adverbial genitive -s + -t as in AGAINST

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. They heard, And from his presence hid themselves among The thickest trees. --Milton. 2. Conjoined, or associated with, or making part of the number of; in the number or class of. Blessed art thou among women. --Luke i. 28. 3. Expressing a relation of dispersion, distribution, etc.; also, a relation of reciprocal action. What news among the merchants? --Shak. Human sacrifices were practiced among them. --Hume. Divide that gold amongst you. --Marlowe. Whether they quarreled among themselves, or with their neighbors. --Addison. Syn: Amidst; between. See Amidst, Between.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'amongst' is also used, but is more literary. 1. Someone or something that is situated or moving among a group of things or people is surrounded by them. They walked among the crowds in Red Square. ...a little house among the trees. PREP 2. If you are among people of a particular kind, you are with them and having contact with them. Things weren't so bad, after all. I was among friends again... I was brought up among people who read and wrote a lot. PREP 3. If someone or something is among a group, they are a member of that group and share its characteristics. A fifteen year old girl was among the injured... Also among the speakers was the new American ambassador to Moscow. PREP 4. If you want to focus on something that is happening within a particular group of people, you can say that it is happening among that group. Unemployment is quite high, especially among young people. PREP 5. If something happens among a group of people, it happens within the whole of that group or between the members of that group. I am sick of all the quarrelling among politicians who should be concentrating on vital issues. PREP 6. If something such as a feeling, opinion, or situation exists among a group of people, most of them have it or experience it. The biggest fear among parents thinking of using the Internet is that their children will be exposed to pornography... PREP 7. If something applies to a particular person or thing among others, it also applies to other people or things. ...a news conference attended among others by our foreign affairs correspondent... PREP 8. If something is shared among a number of people, some of it is given to all of them. Most of the furniture was left to the neighbours or distributed among friends... PREP 9. If people talk, fight, or agree among themselves, they do it together, without involving anyone else. European farm ministers disagree among themselves... PREP: PREP pron-refl

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

prep.; (also amongst) Amid (while making part of), amidst, in the midst of, mixed or mingled with.

Moby Thesaurus

amid, amidst, among, amongst, at, between, betwixt, betwixt and between, by, from, in, mid, midst, near, next to, on, to, together with, toward, with