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Among

//əˈmʌŋ// adv, prep

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Along with (someone or something); together. obsolete

    "Yeat interlace vve ſhall among the Loue of her and him: […]"

  2. 2
    At the same time, all the while, meanwhile. obsolete
  3. 3
    In addition, beside. obsolete
  4. 4
    Chiefly with contrasting adjectives or adverbs: from time to time, now and then; also, here and there. obsolete

    "[Y[our beſt vvay is, to direct your courſe Eaſt North-eaſt, and North-eaſt by Eaſt, among; […]"

Preposition
  1. 1
    Of a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded by (other people or things).

    "to put the cat among the pigeons"

  2. 2
    Of a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded by (other people or things).; 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?"

  3. 3
    Of a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded by (other people or things).; Belonging to (a group comprising similar people or things).

    "He is among the few who completely understand the subject."

  4. 4
    Of a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded by (other people or things).; 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 elected him, but a man dedicated to the nation as well."

  5. 5
    Of an event or a fact.; Originally, in the course of; during; now, in the circumstances or context of.
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  1. 6
    Of an event or a fact.; 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."

  2. 7
    Of an event or a fact.; Done jointly by (two or more people).

    "[Y]ou haue among you, kild a ſvveet and innocent lady: […]"

  3. 8
    Of an event or a fact.; 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 things from the very firſt, to write vnto thee in order, moſt excellent Theophilus, That thou mighteſt know the certaintie of thoſe things wherein thou haſt bene inſtructed."

  4. 9
    Of an event or a fact.; Occurring between (members of a group) or within (a group).

    "Lactose intolerance is common among people of Asian heritage."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Etymology tree Old English on Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-West Germanic *ga- Old English ġe- Old English mang Old English ġemang Old English onġemang Old English amang Middle English among English among The preposition is derived from Middle English among, amang, amange, amonge (“in the presence of, amid, among; in, within; between; during”), from Old English amang, onġemang (preposition), from on (“on, among, in”) (probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“on, onto”)) + ġemang (“crowd; mixture”, noun) (from ġe- (prefix forming nouns denoting association or similarity) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by; near; with”)) + mang- (from mængan, mengan (“to mingle, mix”); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *menk- (“to knead; to press”))). By surface analysis, a- (prefix meaning ‘at; in; on’) + mong (“crowd, throng; group”). The adverb is derived from Middle English among, amang (“accompanied by, along with, by the side of, in association with, together; all the while, continually; also, besides; at the same time; from time to time, occasionally; meanwhile; within”), from Old English onġemang (adverb): see further above. cognates * Dutch mank, maank (“among”) * German mang (“among”) (dialectal) * German Low German mank, manken (“among”) * Saterland Frisian monk, monken (“among”) * West Frisian mank (“among”)

Etymology 2

Etymology tree Old English on Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-West Germanic *ga- Old English ġe- Old English mang Old English ġemang Old English onġemang Old English amang Middle English among English among The preposition is derived from Middle English among, amang, amange, amonge (“in the presence of, amid, among; in, within; between; during”), from Old English amang, onġemang (preposition), from on (“on, among, in”) (probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“on, onto”)) + ġemang (“crowd; mixture”, noun) (from ġe- (prefix forming nouns denoting association or similarity) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by; near; with”)) + mang- (from mængan, mengan (“to mingle, mix”); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *menk- (“to knead; to press”))). By surface analysis, a- (prefix meaning ‘at; in; on’) + mong (“crowd, throng; group”). The adverb is derived from Middle English among, amang (“accompanied by, along with, by the side of, in association with, together; all the while, continually; also, besides; at the same time; from time to time, occasionally; meanwhile; within”), from Old English onġemang (adverb): see further above. cognates * Dutch mank, maank (“among”) * German mang (“among”) (dialectal) * German Low German mank, manken (“among”) * Saterland Frisian monk, monken (“among”) * West Frisian mank (“among”)

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