Amongst Meaning
/əˈmʌŋst/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
prepDenotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. See usage note at amidst.
Sentence Examples
I don't like families that quarrel amongst themselves.
Angels watch from above as men fight amongst themselves.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The secret spy moved unnoticed ____ the crowd at the busy market.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There was a great deal of excitement ____ the fans at the concert.
Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"And novv thee vvorſhip, mongſt that bleſſed throng / Of heauenlie Poets and Heroes ſtrong."
— [1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “The Ruines of Time”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC, signature C2, verso:
"The smart little locomotives, mostly 0-6-0 saddletanks, which are always busy shunting traffic amongst the vast dockside warehouses, belong to the Manchester Ship Canal Railway, a line of considerable importance."
— 1959 October, Norman Jones, “The Manchester Ship Canal Railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 488:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The secret spy moved unnoticed ____ the crowd at the busy market.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There was a great deal of excitement ____ the fans at the concert.