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əˈmʌŋst, əˈmʌŋkstamongst

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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Among, Amongstprep.

    Etymology: amang, gemang, Saxon.

    Amongst strawberries sow here and there some borage-seed; and you shall find the strawberries under those leaves far more large than their fellows. Francis Bacon, Natural Hist. №. 441.

    The voice of God they heard,
    Now walking in the garden, by soft winds
    Brought to their ears, while day declin’d: they heard,
    And from his presence hid themselves, among
    The thickest trees, both man and wife. Paradise Lost.

    I have then, as you see, observed the failings of many great wits amongst the moderns, who have attempted to write an epic poem. John Dryden, Juvenal, Dedicat.

    There were, among the old Roman statues, several of Venus in different postures and habits; as there are many particular figures of her made after the same design. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

Wikipedia

  1. Amongst

    While is a word in the English language that functions both as a noun and as a subordinating conjunction. Its meaning varies largely based on its intended function, position in the phrase and even the writer or speaker's regional dialect. As a conjunction, it is synonymous with the word whilst, a form often considered archaic in American English, as well as in some style guides on both sides of the Atlantic.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Amongst

    mixed or mingled; surrounded by

  2. Amongst

    conjoined, or associated with, or making part of the number of; in the number or class of

  3. Amongst

    expressing a relation of dispersion, distribution, etc.; also, a relation of reciprocal action

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'amongst' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2330

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'amongst' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2080

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of amongst in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of amongst in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of amongst in a Sentence

  1. Gohar Rasool:

    Energy stocks dominated market sentiment, similar to the previous day, due to expectations of a drastic decline in production amongst non-OPEC members.

  2. Troy Hunt:

    It's a very salacious, messy situation, amongst all this, there's a whole bunch of people.

  3. Libby Mahoney:

    They created a community atmosphere, there was a familiarity between the traders and that came from being handed down amongst many families.

  4. The Canadian government:

    The symptoms include dizziness, headaches and lack of ability to concentrate, amongst others, in some cases the symptoms have appeared to lessen in intensity, before reasserting themselves.

  5. Josh Holmes:

    The great irony of Democrats celebrating fissures amongst Republicans in recent years is that historically they're much less capable of confronting the extreme elements within their party than the GOP, now we're watching several years of pent-up liberal aggression about to spill into divisive primaries that will undoubtedly complicate things considerably for their Senate chances.

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