among

(ə-mŭngst')
prep.

1. In the midst of; surrounded by: a pine tree among cedars.
2. In the group, number, or class of: She is among the wealthy.
3. In the company of; in association with: traveling among a group of tourists.
4. By many or the entire number of; with many: a custom popular among the Greeks.
5. By the joint action of: Among us, we will finish the job.
6. With portions to each of: Distribute this among you.
7. Each with the other: Don't fight among yourselves. See Usage Note at between.

[Middle English, from Old English āmang : ā, in; see a-² + gemang, throng.]

prep

Definition: in a group
Antonyms: separate

prep

Definition: in the middle of; between
Antonyms: away from, outside, separate

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IN BRIEF: In the middle of; surrounded by.

If you are to be among the noble you must be noble. If you are to be among the wise, you must be wise, if you would be among the pure in heart, you must be pure in heart. — Hugh B. Brown (1883-1975), Canadian-American religious leader, Canadian military officer.

Common misspelling(s) of among

• amoung

Dansk (Danish)
prep. - blandt, mellem

idioms:

• among other things    blandt andet, deriblandt

Nederlands (Dutch)
onder, te midden van, tussen

Français (French)
prep. - parmi, chez, entre

idioms:

• among other things    entre autres choses, entre autre
• among others    entre autres (choses)

Deutsch (German)
prep. - zwischen, unter

idioms:

• among other things    unter anderem, u.a.
• among others    unter anderem

Ελληνική (Greek)
prep. - ανάμεσα σε, μεταξύ

idioms:

• among other things    μεταξύ άλλων

Italiano (Italian)
fra

idioms:

• among other things    tra l'altro

Português (Portuguese)
prep. - entre, no meio de, juntamente com, rodeado por

idioms:

• among other things    entre outras coisas

Русский (Russian)
среди

idioms:

• among other things    среди прочего

Español (Spanish)
prep. - entre, en medio de

idioms:

• among other things    entre otras cosas
• among others    entre otros

Svenska (Swedish)
prep. - bland

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
在...之中, ...之一

idioms:

• among other things    除了别的以外

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
prep. - 在...之中, ...之一

idioms:

• among other things    除了別的以外

한국어 (Korean)
prep. - 의 사이에서, 이 함께

日本語 (Japanese)
prep. - 間に, 中に, 中で, …で分けて, …で協力して, 中の一つで

idioms:

• among other    数ある中で
• among other things    とりわけ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف جر) وسط, فيما بين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
prep. - ‮בין, בתוך, בקרב‬

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