amongst

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/əˈmʌŋst/
See all 6 pronunciations
/əˈmʌŋst/ · /əˈmɜŋst/ · /əˈmɘ̞ŋst/ · /əˈmʊŋst/ · /əˈmɐŋst/ · /əˈmäŋst/

Definition of amongst

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

prep

  1. Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. See usage note at amidst.
    “Janek feels very at ease amongst his friends, but gets incredibly nervous when meeting new people.”
    “And novv thee vvorſhip, mongſt that bleſſed throng / Of heauenlie Poets and Heroes ſtrong.”
    “The smart little locomotives, mostly 0-6-0 saddletanks, which are always busy shunting traffic amongst the vast dockside warehouses, belong to the Manchester Ship Canal Railway, a line of considerable importance.”

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Etymology

From amongs + -t (excrescent), from among + -s (genitive). By surface analysis, among + -st (excrescent). Root among from Old English ongemang, from on (“in”) + gemang (“assemblage, mingling”).

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