Meanings
- In the middle of; amidst, amongst.
He has been the master of the fire sale, swooping in to snap up bargains in the midst of panics and sell-offs.
2010 March 14, Paul Harris, “Carlos Slim: The world's wealthiest man”, in The Observer3 more examples
I stepped out and advanced valiantly upon a long-maned bull in the midst of his wives. I was armed with the regular club with which the boat-pullers killed the wounded seals gaffed aboard by the hunters.
1904, Jack London, chapter 30, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLCTo the West Station is less than a mile. The line runs first past water-meadows, with another fine view of the Cathedral, then under a bridge, and finally over a level crossing set in the midst of one of the main streets.
1952 July, A. W. V. Mace, “The Ashford, Canterbury, and Ramsgate Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 437The pace of e-commerce was flying, and Magna Park 1 opened in the midst of a spell in which, between 2006 and 2016, the share of John Lewis deliveries going direct to customers rose 12-fold.
2019 November 21, Samanth Subramanian, “How our home delivery habit reshaped the world”, in The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Middle Englishin the myddis of
- Englishin the midst of
From Middle English in the myddis of.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بَيْن
- بَيْن (bayn)in the middle of; amidst, amongst
Finnish keskellä
- keskelläin the middle of; amidst, amongst
French au sein de
- au sein dein the middle of; amidst, amongst
German in Mitten von, in der Mitte von
- in Mitten vonin the middle of; amidst, amongst
- in der Mitte vonin the middle of; amidst, amongst
Polish w środku
- w środkuin the middle of; amidst, amongst
Swedish mitt ibland
- mitt iblandin the middle of; amidst, amongst
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