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Amid Preposition Noises Events Kind Things Happening Senior

word amid
definition
preposition
If something happens amid noises or events of some kind, it happens while the other things are happening .
A senior leader cancelled a trip to Britain yesterday amid growing signs of a possible political crisis.
Children were changing classrooms amid laughter and shouts.
If something is amid other things, it is surrounded by them.
...a tiny bungalow amid clusters of trees.
cefr-level C1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1

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