midst
A place in the middle of somethingA place in the middle of something; may be used of a literal or metaphorical location.
» Seems we've got a rebel in our midst, eh?
Кажется, среди нас есть бунтовщик, а?
Здається, серед нас є бунтар, еге ж?
Meaning
1 senses(literary, often)A place in the middle of something; may be used of a literal or metaphorical location.
Mitten, Mitte
серединаseredina
сере́динаserédyna
- the location of something surrounded by other things
Examples
42 sentencesSeems we've got a rebel in our midst, eh?
Здається, серед нас є бунтар, еге ж? — deniko
ruКажется, среди нас есть бунтовщик, а? — Ooneykcall
I am standing in their midst.
We were in the midst of reading.
I'm in the midst of a crisis.
I worked my way into their midst.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English middes, midst, myddest (“middle”), from Old English midde, reshaped inFrom Middle English middes, midst, myddest (“middle”), from Old English midde, reshaped in Middle English phrases like in middes (“in the middle”) by analogy with adverbs in -(e)s; also compare Old English on middan, tōmiddes. Forms in -(e)st are probably due to influence of superlatives.
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