among
Along with; togetherAlong with (someone or something); together.
» 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
4 senses(obsolete)Along with (someone or something); together.
(obsolete)At the same time, all the while, meanwhile.
(obsolete)In addition, beside.
(obsolete)Chiefly with contrasting adjectives or adverbs: from time to time, now and then; also, here and there.
Examples
1022 sentencesThey are very popular among boys.
Вони дуже популярні у хлопців. — anastasishko
ruОни очень популярны среди парней. — odexed
deSie sind bei Jungen sehr beliebt. — pne
I see a house among the trees.
Я бачу будинок серед дерев. — deniko
ruЯ вижу среди деревьев дом. — marafon
deZwischen den Bäumen mache ich ein Haus aus. — Sudajaengi
He divided one million dollars among his five sons.
Він розділив один мільйон доларів між своїми п'ятьма синами. — ChickenKiev
deEr teilte eine Million Dollar unter seinen fünf Söhnen auf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
There must be a spy among us.
Серед нас має бути шпигун. — deniko
deEs muss ein Spion unter uns sein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He believes that there is a spy among us.
Він вважає, що серед нас є шпигун. — rozmaita
ruОн считает, что среди нас есть шпион. — shanghainese
deEr glaubt, es gibt einen Spion unter uns. — Sudajaengi
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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Word family
2 related wordsCollocations
6 patterns- popular among
- very popular among
- were among the
- among themselves
- among ourselves
- is among those