English Explanatory Dictionary

amongst

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/əˈmʌŋst/ en-us-amongst.ogg /əˈmɜŋst/ /əˈmɘ̞ŋst/ /əˈmʊŋst/ /əˈmɐŋst/ /əˈmäŋst/

Word forms

amongst among amongest amoungst amoungest

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”).

Synonyms

among amidst amid amongst in in the middle of in the midst of in the thick of

Antonyms

outside outwith without

Derived words

get amongst it thereamongst whereamongst
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