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əˈmɪdstamidst

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Wiktionary

  1. amidstpreposition

    In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.

  2. Etymology: Middle English amidde, amiddes, on midden, from Old English on middan ‘in the middle’, from midd ‘central’. The -s is an adverbial ending, originally marking the genitive; the t is a later addition, as in whilst, amongst, alongst. See mid.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Amid, Amidstprep.

    Etymology: from a and mid, or midst.

    Of the fruit
    Of each tree in the garden we may eat;
    But of the fruit of this fair tree, amidst
    The garden, God hath said, ye shall not eat. Paradise Lost.

    The two ports, the bagnio, and Donatelli’s statue of the great duke, amidst the four slaves, chained to his pedestal, are very noble sights. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

    Amid my flock with woe my voice I tear,
    And, but bewitch’d, who to his flock would moan? Philip Sidney.

    So hills amid the air encounter’d hills,
    Hurl’d to and fro, with jaculation dire. John Milton, Parad. Lost.

    What have I done, to name that wealthy swain,
    The boar amidst my crystal streams I bring;
    And southern winds to blast my flow’ry spring. John Dryden, Virg.

    Amata’s breast the fury thus invades,
    And fires with rage amid the sylvan shades. John Dryden, Æneid.

    What tho’ no real voice nor sound
    Amid their radiant orbs be found?
    In reason’s ear they all rejoice,
    And utter forth a glorious voice,
    For ever singing, as they shine,
    ``The hand that made us is divine.’’ Joseph Addison, Spect. №. 465.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Amidst

    alt. of Amid

Anagrams for amidst »

  1. admits

  2. datism

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of amidst in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of amidst in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of amidst in a Sentence

  1. Sri Paravaikkarasu:

    Lower retail prices are undoubtedly supporting consumption (and) gasoil has been backing out LPG in the auto sector amidst the (expected) introduction of diesel taxis.

  2. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras:

    Europe today is crushed amidst austerity and closed borders. It keeps its border open to austerity but closed for people fleeing war, countries, with Austria in the front, want to impose the logic of fortress Europe.

  3. Han Tan:

    Global investors have had their emotions toyed with amidst the ever-shifting sands of the U.S.-China trade conflict, market nerves have been left raw, with the delicate sentiment prompting knee-jerk reactions to every nuance pertaining to the highly unpredictable U.S.-China trade impasse.

  4. Jeff Hauser:

    I understand that amidst all these crises, there's a bias for expertise, biden thinks he has a mandate on that based off of how he positioned himself in the primary. And so whether or not it's exactly what I would do, I can respect that as having a basis.

  5. Former Maryland Gov. Parris Glendening:

    He understands what it is like to be the top elected official in a really challenging urban area, including the area of law enforcement, what you've got here is a powder keg in the sense that the community doesn't trust the police and the police doesn't trust the community, amidst a growing sense of poverty and inequity and hopelessness.

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