AMID


Meaning of AMID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ əmɪd ]

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

Note: The form 'amidst' is also used, but is more literary.

1.

If something happens amid noises or events of some kind, it happens while the other things are happening.

A senior leader cancelled a trip to Britain yesterday amid growing signs of a possible political crisis...

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2.

If something is amid other things, it is surrounded by them. ( LITERARY )

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