amongst

B2 Topic:Grammar & Function Words

Also spelled mongs and mongst

US /əˈmɜŋst/ UK /əˈmʌŋst/ See IPA manual

Freq #4198

Meanings

1

prep
In the middle of or surrounded by; a more formal word for "among".

Janek feels very relaxed amongst his friends.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 prep · in the middle of or... amid amidst amongin the middle ofin the midst of

Opposites

outside outwith without

Etymology

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”).

ongemang Old English

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