amongst

a·mongst
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Canada, US, UK/əˈmʌŋst//əˈmɜŋst//əˈmɘ̞ŋst/Ireland, Northern England/əˈmʊŋst/

preposition

Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. See usage note at amidst.

“Janek feels very at ease amongst his friends, but gets incredibly nervous when meeting new people.”

Similar
amongamidstamidinin the middle ofin the midst ofin the thick of
Opposite
outsideoutwithwithout
OriginOld English ongemang →
CommonScrabble 10
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Meanings

preposition

alternative among · alternative obsolete amongest · alternative archaic amoungst · alternative obsolete amoungest

  1. Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. See usage note at amidst.

    Janek feels very at ease amongst his friends, but gets incredibly nervous when meeting new people.

    2 more examples

    And novv thee vvorſhip, mongſt that bleſſed throng / Of heauenlie Poets and Heroes ſtrong.

    [1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “The Ruines of Time”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC, signature C2, verso

    The smart little locomotives, mostly 0-6-0 saddletanks, which are always busy shunting traffic amongst the vast dockside warehouses, belong to the Manchester Ship Canal Railway, a line of considerable importance.

    1959 October, Norman Jones, “The Manchester Ship Canal Railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 488

    Synonyms: among, amidst, amid, in, in the middle of, in the midst of, in the thick of

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositionDenotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. See usage note at amidst.

Similar
amongamidstamidinin the middle ofin the midst ofin the thick of
Opposite
outsideoutwithwithout
Also see
amidamidstamong

Origin

  1. Old Englishongemang
  2. Englishamongst

From amongs + -t (excrescent), from among + -s (genitive). By surface analysis, among + -st (excrescent). Root among from Old English ongemang, from on (“in”) + gemang (“assemblage, mingling”).

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Translations

Catalan entre
  • entreUsed to denote a mingling or intermixing
Danish iblandt
  • iblandtUsed to denote a mingling or intermixing
Dutch tussen, onder
  • tussenUsed to denote a mingling or intermixing
  • onderUsed to denote a mingling or intermixing
Esperanto inter
  • interUsed to denote a mingling or intermixing
Finnish keskellä, seassa
  • keskelläUsed to denote a mingling or intermixing
  • seassaUsed to denote a mingling or intermixing
French parmi
  • parmiUsed to denote a mingling or intermixing
German zwischen, unter
  • zwischenUsed to denote a mingling or intermixing
  • unterUsed to denote a mingling or intermixing
Greek ανάμεσα
  • ανάμεσα (anámesa)Used to denote a mingling or intermixing
Indonesian antara
  • antaraUsed to denote a mingling or intermixing
Korean 가운데, 사이
  • 가운데 (gaunde)Used to denote a mingling or intermixing
  • 사이 (sai)Used to denote a mingling or intermixing
Norwegian Bokmål blant, iblant
  • blantUsed to denote a mingling or intermixing
  • iblantUsed to denote a mingling or intermixing
Portuguese entre, juntamente com
  • entreUsed to denote a mingling or intermixing
  • juntamente comUsed to denote a mingling or intermixing
Russian среди́
  • среди́ (sredí)Used to denote a mingling or intermixing
Spanish entre
  • entreUsed to denote a mingling or intermixing
Swedish bland, ibland
  • blandUsed to denote a mingling or intermixing
  • iblandUsed to denote a mingling or intermixing
Thai ท่ามกลาง
  • ท่ามกลาง (tâam-glaang)Used to denote a mingling or intermixing
Turkish arasında
  • arasındaUsed to denote a mingling or intermixing
Vietnamese giữa, trong số
  • giữaUsed to denote a mingling or intermixing
  • trong sốUsed to denote a mingling or intermixing

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Gamston
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APA

amongst. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amongst

MLA

“amongst.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amongst. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amongst,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amongst.

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