amonga‧mong /əˈmʌŋ/ ●●● S2 W1 (also a‧mongst /əˈmʌŋst/) preposition 
The girl quickly disappeared among the crowd. I could hear voices coming from somewhere among the bushes. We walked among the chestnut woods on the mountain slopes. She began rummaging among the books on her desk. → between2with a particular group of people: Jim relaxed, knowing he was among friends.3used to say that many people in a group have the same feeling or opinion, or that something affects many people in a group: The problem is causing widespread concern among scientists. The general opinion among police officers was that the law should be tightened. The changes will mean 7,000 job losses among railway workers.4used to talk about a particular person, thing, or group as belonging to a larger group: She was the eldest among them. Innocent civilians were among the casualties. My grandfather had among his possessions a portrait by Matisse. Representatives were chosen by the students from among themselves.5among other things/places/factors etc used to say that you are only mentioning one or two people or things out of a much larger group: At the meeting they discussed, among other things, recent events in Japan.6if something is divided or shared among a group of people, each person is given a part of it: A father’s property was divided among his heirs.7among yourselves/ourselves/themselves with each other: The allies found it hard to agree among themselves.USAGE: Among, between• To talk about position, use among if there are more than two people or things around someone or something, and between if there is just one person or thing on each side:· They hid among the reeds.· I put my bag down between my feet.• After words such as 'relationship' or 'difference', use between, even when there are more than two people or things: · the relationship between the three friends✗Don't say: the relationship among the three friends
WORD ORIGINamong
Origin:
Old English on gemonge, from on + gemong ‘crowd’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Among the collection of photographs are two taken in Hamburg in 1911.
- Forbes dramatically increased his support among Republican voters statewide.
- I saw him standing among a group of students.
- The house was hidden among the trees.
- The letter is somewhere among these papers on her desk.
- The prime minister was among the 300 people who attended the funeral.
- There is widespread concern among scientists about the safety of storing nuclear waste underground.
- There were about twenty spectators, among whom were Bill, Maria and myself.
- We helped Mom search for her wedding ring among the rocks below the boardwalk.
- Yeltsin was among the first world leaders to arrive in Paris for the summit.
Longman Language Activatorto do something better than before
if someone or something is between two or more people or things, the people or things are on either side of it: · The ball rolled between the goalkeeper's legs.· I had to sit between my two little brothers at dinner.· The house is somewhere between here and the airport.· Between the trees and the river, the slope was covered with beautiful daffodils.halfway between: · Barnegat Books is situated on Eleventh Street, about halfway between Broadway and University Place.
in the space that separates two or more things or people: · She found a small pool in between the rocks.· Why don't you put the television in between the bookcase and the window?· Rachel got in between Rob and Chris for a better view.· The farmer knocked off the lumps of earth in between the blades of his plough.
in a group of people or things that are all around you: · I saw him standing among a group of students.· The house was hidden among the trees.· We helped Mom search for her wedding ring among the rocks below the boardwalk.
if someone or something is in the middle , they are in the centre of a group or row with one or more people or things on either side of them: · Cindy and Marcia sat at either end of the sofa with me in the middle.· Here's a photo of my brother's baseball team -- that's Sean in the middle.in the middle of: · Just over the hill we saw a pond in the middle of the pines.
to be between two people or things that are so close that there is not enough space to move: · I spent a very uncomfortable evening at the concert sandwiched between two very large ladies.· Alan got back to the parking lot only to find his car sandwiched between a pick- up and a big truck.
to include someone or something if a group of people, things, ideas etc includes someone or something, it has them as one of its parts: · Our tour party included several young families.· Symptoms of the disease include tiredness and loss of memory.· Today's programme will include a workshop on language learning games.
to include particular ideas, images, or information - use this about books, films, reports etc: · The film contains some very unpleasant scenes of violence.· Her report contained some interesting suggestions.· All computer manuals should contain a list giving addresses of suppliers.
someone or something that is among a group of similar people, things, ideas etc is one of the people or things in the group: · The prime minister was among the 300 people who attended the funeral.· Among the collection of photographs are two taken in Hamburg in 1911.among whom/which: · There were about twenty spectators, among whom were Bill, Maria and myself.
if prices, levels, temperatures etc range from one amount to another amount, they include both these amounts and anything in between: · Prices range from $10 to $500,000.· Levels of disability may range from very slight hearing problems to total deafness.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Jim relaxed, knowing he was among friends.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES She had many reasons for taking the money, but chief among them was revenge.
Jim relaxed, knowing he was among friends. She had many reasons for taking the money, but chief among them was revenge.PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► put/set the cat among the pigeons► number among something/be numbered among something► the prince of something/a prince among something
1in or through the middle of a group of people or things: - But that study was highly criticized for poor mammograms, among other things.
- I'd like him to look specifically at Personnel's computing problems among other things. 3.
- It was noticeable, among other things, that she was drinking faster than anybody else.
- Sniping by the president's men has, among other things, forced the foreign minister to resign.
- That could mean, among other things, grouping inmates by race in counseling.
- That meant, among other things, keeping them from making any deal that gave real estate to the Vietminh.
- The industrial revolution, among other things, necessarily produced general literacy.
- You have to give Cronenberg credit for nerve, among other things.
- Augie and I sat alone, and only Bob Cuffy came to talk to us, the others remaining among themselves.
- Bioethicists disagree among themselves, both in the clinical setting and on matters of public policy.
- But they might, just might, talk among themselves.
- First, if the political parties can not reach agreement among themselves, the President must become involved in the negotiations.
- People began to talk among themselves, others to drift off.
- The Huntington Beach mayor is chosen by council members from among themselves by seniority.
- The jockeys then completed nearly a circuit at a gradually increasing pace before deciding among themselves to pull up.
- We know that many among ourselves have given themselves to bondage that they might ransom others.
- But Aggie was first among equals.
- Cash is the first among equals.
- The prime minister was primus inter pares in the cabinet-the first among equals.
- Hardly glancing at Berowne's body Dalgliesh picked his way across the carpet to Harry Mack and squatted beside him.
- I picked my way through the noisy tables and went into the Gents.
- Publishers and booksellers will have to pick their way through a landscape made strange and problematic by change.
- So four of us took our stirrup pumps and torches and picked our way through what was a minefield.
- The Arvins came picking their way through rubble, nervous as rats, poking people aside with the barrels of their M-16s.
- There was just one lock, and I picked my way through it with ease.
- They picked their way through broken pieces of furniture, their feet crunching across splintered glass and wood.
- We pick our way across the cement floor and into the battered portacabin.
- Among other things, Bradley talked about his days as a senator.
- At the meeting they discussed, among other things, recent events in Eastern Europe.
- Businesses were allowed to pay in equipment and acquired, among other things, a few computers.
- It results from, among other things, voluntary acts of charity, which government more and more supersedes.
- It was called oratory, and dealt with, among other things, logic and the art of persuasion...
- Many nurses were aware of this but feared, among other things, a possible ischaemic element.
- New scientific techniques introduced among other things reliable means of dating the prehistoric past.
- Or pressure groups like the Baby Milk Action Group which, among other things, campaigns against women being pressurised into bottle-feeding.
- Sniping by the president's men has, among other things, forced the foreign minister to resign.
- They will have to enter between three huge cans to see, among other things, more than 150 different tins.
The girl quickly disappeared among the crowd. I could hear voices coming from somewhere among the bushes. We walked among the chestnut woods on the mountain slopes. She began rummaging among the books on her desk. → between2with a particular group of people: Jim relaxed, knowing he was among friends.3used to say that many people in a group have the same feeling or opinion, or that something affects many people in a group: The problem is causing widespread concern among scientists. The general opinion among police officers was that the law should be tightened. The changes will mean 7,000 job losses among railway workers.4used to talk about a particular person, thing, or group as belonging to a larger group: She was the eldest among them. Innocent civilians were among the casualties. My grandfather had among his possessions a portrait by Matisse. Representatives were chosen by the students from among themselves.5among other things/places/factors etc used to say that you are only mentioning one or two people or things out of a much larger group: At the meeting they discussed, among other things, recent events in Japan.6if something is divided or shared among a group of people, each person is given a part of it: A father’s property was divided among his heirs.7among yourselves/ourselves/themselves with each other: The allies found it hard to agree among themselves.USAGE: Among, between• To talk about position, use among if there are more than two people or things around someone or something, and between if there is just one person or thing on each side:· They hid among the reeds.· I put my bag down between my feet.• After words such as 'relationship' or 'difference', use between, even when there are more than two people or things: · the relationship between the three friends✗Don't say: the relationship among the three friends