prep.
Pronunciation: ə - ' m ə ŋ
Variant: also amongst \ - ' m ə ŋ (k)st \
Function: preposition
Etymology: among from Middle English, from Old English on gemonge, from on + gemonge, dative of gemong crowd, from ge- (associative prefix) + -mong (akin to Old English mengan to mix); amongst from Middle English amonges, from among + -es -s ― more at CO- , MINGLE
Date: before 12th century
1 : in or through the midst of : surrounded by <hidden among the trees>
2 : in company or association with <living among artists>
3 : by or through the aggregate of <discontent among the poor>
4 : in the number or class of <wittiest among poets> < among other things she was president of her college class>
5 : in shares to each of <divided among the heirs>
6 a : through the reciprocal acts of <quarrel among themselves> b : through the joint action of <made a fortune among themselves>
usage see BETWEEN