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əˈmʌŋ Preposition Bre House Trees Strolled Crowds I

Word among
WordType (preposition)
Phonetic BrE / əˈmʌŋ / NAmE / əˈmʌŋ /
Example
  • a house among the trees
  • they strolled among the crowds.
  • i found the letter amongst his papers.
  • it's ok, you're among friends now.
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among

(preposition)BrE / əˈmʌŋ / NAmE / əˈmʌŋ /
  1. surrounded by somebody/something; in the middle of somebody/something
    • a house among the trees
    • They strolled among the crowds.
    • I found the letter amongst his papers.
    • It's OK, you're among friends now.
  2. being included or happening in groups of things or people
    • A British woman was among the survivors.
    • He was among the last to leave.
    • This attitude is common among the under-25s.
    • ‘What was wrong with the job?’ ‘Well, the pay wasn't good, among other things.’
    • Discuss it among yourselves (= with each other) first.
  3. used when you are dividing or choosing something, and three or more people or things are involved
    • They divided the money up among their three children.

    Word Origin

    • Old English ongemang (from on ‘in’ + gemang ‘assemblage, mingling’).
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