among

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Also spelled amang

US /əˈmʌŋ/ UK /əˈmʌŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #1481

Meanings

1

prep
In the middle of and surrounded by other people or things.

I found my old photos among a pile of letters in the drawer.
2

prep
Being one of a larger group.

She was among the first people to arrive at the party.
3

prep
Shared or divided between the members of a group.

The money was split equally among the four brothers.

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amid amidst amongst

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Derived forms hereamongthereamongwhereamong

Related forms between within

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Etymology

Etymology tree Old English on Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-West Germanic *ga- Old English ġe- Old English mang Old English ġemang Old English onġemang Old English amang Middle English among English among The preposition is derived from Middle English among, amang, amange, amonge (“in the presence of, amid, among; in, within; between; during”), from Old English amang, onġemang (preposition), from on (“on, among, in”) (probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“on, onto”)) + ġemang (“crowd; mixture”, noun) (from ġe- (prefix forming nouns d…

*h₂en- Proto-Indo-European among Middle English amang Old English *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *menk- Proto-Indo-European onġemang Old English

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# among

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** prep
**IPA (US):** /əˈmʌŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈmʌŋ/
**Frequency rank:** 1481

## Meanings
1. In the middle of and surrounded by other people or things.
2. Being one of a larger group.
3. Shared or divided between the members of a group.

## Examples
- I found my old photos among a pile of letters in the drawer.
- She was among the first people to arrive at the party.
- The money was split equally among the four brothers.

## Synonyms
- amid
- amidst
- amongst

## Derived Forms
- hereamong
- thereamong
- whereamong

## Related Forms
- between
- within

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₂en-
- Root: among
- Root: amang
- Root: *ḱóm
- Root: *menk-
- Root: onġemang

## Etymology
Etymology tree Old English on Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-West Germanic *ga- Old English ġe- Old English mang Old English ġemang Old English onġemang Old English amang Middle English among English among The preposition is derived from Middle English among, amang, amange, amonge (“in the presence of, amid, among; in, within; between; during”), from Old English amang, onġemang (preposition), from on (“on, among, in”) (probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“on, onto”)) + ġemang (“crowd; mixture”, noun) (from ġe- (prefix forming nouns d…

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