English Explanatory Dictionary

amidst

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep
  1. In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.

Pronunciation

/aˈmɪdst/ /əˈmɪtst/ en-us-amidst.ogg

Word forms

amidst amidest amiddst amiddest amydst amyddst amyddest

Etymology

From amids + -t (excrescent), from amid + -s (genitive). By surface analysis, amid + -st (excrescent). Root amid from Middle English amidde, amiddes, on midden, from Old English on middan (“in the middle”), from midd (“central”) (English mid).

Synonyms

amid among amongst
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