MIDST


Meaning of MIDST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmidst, ˈmitst ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English middest, alteration of middes, short for amiddes amid

Date: 15th century

1. : the interior or central part or point : middle

in the midst of the forest

2. : a position of proximity to the members of a group

a traitor in our midst

3. : the condition of being surrounded or beset

in the midst of his troubles

4. : a period of time about the middle of a continuing act or condition

in the midst of a meal

• midst preposition

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.