ALL meanings of among
a·mong
A a - preposition among Someone or something that is situated or moving among a group of things or people is surrounded by them. 3
- preposition among If you are among people of a particular kind, you are with them and having contact with them. 3
- preposition among If someone or something is among a group, they are a member of that group and share its characteristics. 3
- preposition among If you want to focus on something that is happening within a particular group of people, you can say that it is happening among that group. 3
- preposition among If something happens among a group of people, it happens within the whole of that group or between the members of that group. 3
- preposition among If something such as a feeling, opinion, or situation exists among a group of people, most of them have it or experience it. 3
- preposition among You use among before a noun to mention a group when talking about a smaller group within it. 3
- preposition among If something applies to a particular person or thing among others, it also applies to other people or things. 3
- preposition among If something is shared among a number of people, some of it is given to all of them. 3
- preposition among If people talk, fight, or agree among themselves, they do it together, without involving anyone else. 3
- preposition among in the midst of 3
- preposition among to each of 3
- preposition among in the group, class, or number of 3
- preposition among taken out of (a group) 3
- preposition among with one another within a group; by the joint action of 3
- preposition among in the company of; surrounded by; included with a group of 3
- preposition among from place to place in 3
- preposition among in the number or class of 3
- preposition among by or with many of 3
- preposition among as compared with 3
- preposition among with a portion for each of 3
- preposition among by the reciprocal action of 3
- preposition among by the concerted action of 3
- preposition among in the joint possession of 3
- preposition among with many of 1
- preposition among divided in shares 1
- preposition among in, into, or through the midst of; in association or connection with; surrounded by: He was among friends. 1
- preposition among in the midst of, so as to influence: missionary work among the local people. 1
- preposition among with a share for each of: Divide the cigars among you. 1
- preposition among in the number, class, or group of; of or out of: That is among the things we must do. 1
- preposition among by all or with the whole of; by most or with many of: popular among the people. 1
- preposition among by the joint or reciprocal action of: Settle it among yourselves. 1
- preposition among each with the other; mutually: They quarreled among themselves. 1
- preposition among familiar to or characteristic of: a proverb among the Spanish. 1
- noun among See between. 1
- noun among Surrounded by; in the company of. 1
- preposition among counted with, member of 1
- preposition among Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst). 0
- preposition among Denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group. 0
- preposition among Denotes a sharing of a common feature in a group. 0