among
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Etymology edit
From Middle English among, amang, amonge, amange, from Old English amang, onġemang, equivalent to a- + mong (“crowd; group; throng”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian monk, monken (“among”), West Frisian mank (“among”), Dutch mank, maank (“among”), German Low German mank, manken (“among”), dialectal German mang (“among”).
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among
- Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst.)
- How can you speak with authority about their customs when you have never lived among them?
- Denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group.
- He is among the few who completely understand the subject.
- 2013 August 10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:
- All this has led to an explosion of protest across China, including among a middle class that has discovered nimbyism.
- Denotes a sharing of a common feature in a group.
- Lactose intolerance is common among people of Asian heritage.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 1:1:
- Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us […]
Usage notes edit
- For the comparison of among with between, see the usage notes in between.
- Many Americans view "amongst" as an archaic/Commonwealth variant, and use "among" exclusively.
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mingling or intermixing
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belonging to a group
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Bikol Central edit
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among (Basahan spelling ᜀᜋᜓᜅ᜔)
- Alternative form of amo (“master; boss”)
Cebuano edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: a‧mong
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among
Ibatan edit
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among
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
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Noun edit
among (plural among-among, first-person possessive amongku, second-person possessive amongmu, third-person possessive amongnya)
- jewelry in coronation of odonafi
Further reading edit
- “among” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese edit
Romanization edit
among
- Romanization of ꦲꦩꦺꦴꦁ
Lubuagan Kalinga edit
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among
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English amang, onġemang, equivalent to a- + mong.
Pronunciation edit
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among
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among
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References edit
- “among(es, prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “among(es, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Tagalog edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔamoŋ/, [ˈʔa.moŋ]
- Rhymes: -amoŋ
- Syllabification: a‧mong
Noun edit
among (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜓᜅ᜔)
- (vulgar, colloquial) priest
- Synonym: pari
- (colloquial) boss; chief; master
Yami edit
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among