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amongst

Syllables: a·mongst/əˈmɜŋst/UK/əˈmʌŋst/

amongst preposition: denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. See usage note at amidst.

Preposition

amongst

  1. Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. See usage note at amidst.
    • Janek feels very at ease amongst his friends, but gets incredibly nervous when meeting new people.
    • And novv thee vvorſhip, mongſt that bleſſed throng / Of heauenlie Poets and Heroes ſtrong.[1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “The Ruines of Time”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC, signature C2, verso

amongst meaning in Bengali, Odia, Indonesian and Thai

amongst in Bengali

মধ্যে, অন্তরে, ভিতরে

amongst in Odia

amongst
ଭିତରେ bhitare

amongst in Indonesian

Used to denote a mingling or intermixing
antara

amongst in Thai

Used to denote a mingling or intermixing
ท่ามกลาง tâam-glaang
More languagesFewer languages
amongst in Vietnamese
giữa, trong số

Synonyms of amongst

Antonyms

Forms of amongst

alternative formamong
alternative form (obsolete)amongest
alternative form (archaic)amoungst
alternative form (obsolete)amoungest

Origin of amongst

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”).

Words formed from amongst

Phrases with amongst

Questions about amongst

What does amongst mean?
Amongst means denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. See usage note at amidst.
What is amongst in Bengali?
Amongst in Bengali is মধ্যে, অন্তরে, ভিতরে. See Amongst meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is amongst?
Amongst is a preposition.
How do you pronounce amongst?
Amongst is pronounced /əˈmʌŋst/ (UK).

Words near amongst in the dictionary

  1. among
  2. among other things
  3. amonge
  4. amonges
  5. amongest
  6. amongst
  7. amongus
  8. amonoclonal
  9. amontillado
  10. amontillados
  11. Amoor

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: amongst (page history and authors); amongst (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ଭିତରେ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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