among
Of a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded byOf a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded by (other people or things).
» They are very popular among boys.
Sie sind bei Jungen sehr beliebt.
Они очень популярны среди парней.
Они очень популярны среди мальчиков.
Вони дуже популярні у хлопців.
Meaning
9 sensesOf a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded by (other people or things).
to put the cat among the pigeons
Of a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded by (other people or things).
Associated with or living alongside (other people or things).
How can you speak with authority about their customs when you have never lived among them?
Belonging to (a group comprising similar people or things).
He is among the few who completely understand the subject.
unter
Distinct in some way from (other members of a group); specifically, superior or pre-eminent compared to (other members of a group).
Of an event or a fact.
Originally, in the course of; during; now, in the circumstances or context of.
Distributed or divided between (members of a group).
Done jointly by (two or more people).
In the general custom or opinion of (members of a group).
Occurring between (members of a group) or within (a group).
Lactose intolerance is common among people of Asian heritage.
Examples
1022 sentencesThey are very popular among boys.
Вони дуже популярні у хлопців.
ruОни очень популярны среди парней.
deSie sind bei Jungen sehr beliebt.
I see a house among the trees.
Я бачу будинок серед дерев.
ruЯ вижу среди деревьев дом.
deZwischen den Bäumen mache ich ein Haus aus.
He divided one million dollars among his five sons.
Він розділив один мільйон доларів між своїми п'ятьма синами.
deEr teilte eine Million Dollar unter seinen fünf Söhnen auf.
There must be a spy among us.
Серед нас має бути шпигун.
deEs muss ein Spion unter uns sein.
He believes that there is a spy among us.
Він вважає, що серед нас є шпигун.
ruОн считает, что среди нас есть шпион.
deEr glaubt, es gibt einen Spion unter uns.
Translations
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Origin
The preposition is derived from Middle English among, amang, amange, amonge (“in the preseThe preposition is derived from Middle English among, amang, amange, amonge (“in the presence of, amid, among; in, within; between; during”), from Old English amang, onġemang (preposition), from on (“on, among, in”) (probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“on, onto”)) + ġemang (“crowd; mixture”, noun) (from ġe- (prefix forming nouns denoting association or similarity) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by; near; with”)) + mang- (from mængan, mengan (“to mingle, mix”); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *menk- (“to knead; to press”))). By surface analysis, a- (prefix meaning ‘at; in; on’) + mong (“crowd, throng; group”).
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Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsCollocations
6 patterns- popular among
- very popular among
- were among the
- among themselves
- among ourselves
- is among those