amongpreposition
uk/əˈmʌŋ/us/əˈmʌŋ/also amongst, uk/əˈmʌŋst/usB1 in the middle of or surrounded by other things:
I saw a few familiar faces among the crowd.
Rescue teams searched among the wreckage for survivors.
A2 happening or being included as part of a group of people or things:
a decision that has caused a lot of anger among women
Relax, you're amongst friends.
Talk about it among yourselves (= talk to each other about it without me) for a while.
She has worked as an estate agent among other things (= as well as other things).
C1 to each one in a group of three or more people or things:
He divided the country among his sons.
The cost should be shared equally among the three of you.
More examples
- You don't have to pretend anymore - you're among friends now.
- There's a lot of teasing and fighting among the crew.
- The boy looked uncomfortable and out of place among the adults.
- These diseases are more common among young children.
- A small animal was making rustling noises among the leaves.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Between
- 'twixt
- (in) between times idiom
- amid
- between
- betwixt
- halfway
- in
- in-between
- inter
- intermediate
- interstitial
- intervening
- liminal
- mid
- midst