Meaning

1 senses
  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.

    zwischen, unter

    среди́sredí

Examples

77 sentences
  1. This book is popular amongst students.

    Ця книга популярна серед студентів. — older

    ruЭта книга популярна у студентов. — odexed

  2. Young people are better than their reputation amongst the old.

    Молодь краща ніж її репутація серед старих. — pinaxe

    deDie Jugend ist besser als ihr Ruf unter den Alten. — al_ex_an_der

  3. Tennis is very popular amongst students.

    ruТеннис очень популярен среди студентов. — marafon

    deTennis ist unter den Studenten sehr beliebt. — bonny37

  4. Truth springs from argument amongst friends.

  5. They shared the work amongst themselves.

    deSie teilten die Arbeit unter sich auf. — al_ex_an_der

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
Used to denote a mingling or intermixing:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
Used to denote a mingling or intermixing:

Origin

From amongs + -t (excrescent), from among + -s (genitive). By surface analysis, among + -s

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”).

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