/əˈmʌŋ/, [-ˈmɒŋ], /əˈmʌŋ/
- Of a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded by (other people or things).
“to put the cat among the pigeons”
“And Adam hyd him ſelf with his wyfe [Eve], from the preſence of yͤ LORDE God amonge the trees of the garden.”
“As for the former [seaweed] called Zoſter, it is found among the ſhelves and ſhallovv vvaters not farre from the ſhore: both the one and the other appeare in the Spring, and be gone in the Autumne.”
- 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?”
“In like maner Ephraim droue not out yͤ Cananites that dwelt at Gaſer [Gezer], but the Cananites dwelt amonge them at Gaſer.”
“[W]e ſee that Horſſes and Dogges vvhich liue among men, and heare their continuall voices, do diſcerne alſo their termes of threatning, chiding, & rating, and ſo ſtand in avve of them; […]”
- Belonging to (a group comprising similar people or things).
“He is among the few who completely understand the subject.”
“All this has led to an explosion of protest across China, including among a middle class that has discovered nimbyism.”
- Distinct in some way from (other members of a group); specifically, superior or pre-eminent compared to (other members of a group).
“When the history of this Nation, and our great State is written, it shall be recorded that John Dent was a giant among men, a humanitarian, and most of all, a man dedicated not only to the people who ”
- Originally, in the course of; during; now, in the circumstances or context of.
- Distributed or divided between (members of a group).
“And if you come hether, / When Damſines [damsons] I gether, / I will part them all you among.”
“There is a lad here, which hath fiue barley loaues, and two ſmall fiſhes: but what are they among ſo many?”
“The scandal of a lie is in a manner lost and annihilated when diffused among several thousands; as a drop of the blackest tincture wears away and vanishes when mixed and confused in a considerable bod”
- Done jointly by (two or more people).
“[Y]ou haue among you, kild a ſvveet and innocent lady: […]”
“If the Injury vvas done by more, vvho did all equally concur to the doing of it, they are all equally bound to make Satisfaction; […] every one is not bound to ſatisfie for the vvhole, but pro ratâ pa”
- In the general custom or opinion of (members of a group).
“Foraſmuch as many haue taken in hande to ſet foorth in order a declaration of thoſe things which are moſt ſurely beeleued among vs, […] It ſeemed good to me alſo, hauing had perfect vnderſtanding of t”
“Such is the variety of opinions which are here entertained of me, so that I pass among some for a disaffected person, and among others for a popish priest; among some for a wizard, and among others fo”
- Occurring between (members of a group) or within (a group).
“Lactose intolerance is common among people of Asian heritage.”
“Then was there diſcenſion amõge [amonge] the Jewes for theſe ſayenges.”
“There goeth a commen reporte, that there is whordome amõge [amonge] you, and ſuch whordome, as is not once named amõge the Heythen, that one ſhulde haue his fathers wife.”
- obsoleteAlong with (someone or something); together.
“Yeat interlace vve ſhall among the Loue of her and him: […]”
“And of the ſame vvorke vvere their baſes, their head-'tires of flovvers, mix'd vvith ſiluer, and gold, vvith ſome ſprigs of Ægrets among, and from the top of their dreſſing, a thinne vayle hanging dov”
- obsoleteAt the same time, all the while, meanwhile.
- obsoleteIn addition, beside.
- obsoleteChiefly with contrasting adjectives or adverbs: from time to time, now and then; also, here and there.
“[Y[our beſt vvay is, to direct your courſe Eaſt North-eaſt, and North-eaſt by Eaſt, among; […]”
Formsamonge(alternative) · amoung(alternative)