amongst

[uh-muhngst, uh-muhngkst] /əˈmʌŋst, əˈmʌŋkst/

preposition, Chiefly British

Origin

1200-50; earlier amongs, Middle English amonges, equivalent to among among + -es adv. genitive suffix; excrescent -t as in against

Examples from the web for amongst

College serves as a foundation for interaction amongst diverse people.
But they were housed on a council estate where unemployment amongst local youths was high.
During this time, the researchers were able to recognize a hierarchical structure amongst the families that persisted.
It starts amongst garden terraces but soon leads to a series of wild headlands crowned by a string of medieval towers.
Most inhalant use occurs amongst teens or preteens who do not have access to illicit drugs or alcohol.
It is for this reason amongst others that banking must be regulated.
Unique amongst mammals, the common vampire bat feeds entirely on blood sucked from its warm-blooded prey.
amongst these would be nucleotides, enabling replication of the pump.
The move remains controversial amongst some astronomers.
There is a set number of steps that each college can distribute amongst its faculty.

British Dictionary definitions for amongst

among

/əˈmʌŋ/

preposition

in the midst of: he lived among the Indians

to each of: divide the reward among yourselves

in the group, class, or number of: ranked among the greatest writers

taken out of (a group): he is only one among many

with one another within a group; by the joint action of: a lot of gossip among the women employees, decide it among yourselves

between

Word Origin

Old English amang, contracted from on gemang in the group of, from on + gemang crowd; see mingle, mongrel

Word Origin and History for amongst

prep.

mid-13c., amonges, from among with adverbial genitive. Parasitic -t first attested 16c. (see amidst). It is well established in the south of England, but not much heard in the north. By similar evolutions, alongst also existed in Middle English.