- amid, among
- Among applies to things that can be separated and counted, amid to things that cannot. Rescuers might search among survivors but amid wreckage.See also between, among.
Dictionary of troublesome word. Bill Bryson. 2013.
amid, among
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amid — amid, amidst Amid, recorded as a preposition and adverb before the Norman Conquest, developed two by forms, amides (cf. always) and amidst (cf. against, amongst). Amides has dropped out of use, and amid and amidst have survived only as… … Modern English usage
amid — , among Among applies to things that can be separated and counted, amid to things that cannot. Rescuers might search among survivors, but amid wreckage … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
among — (prep.) early 12c., from O.E. onmang, from phrase on gemang in a crowd, from gemengan to mingle (see MINGLE (Cf. mingle)). Collective prefix ge dropped 12c. leaving onmong, amang, among. Cf. O.S. angimang among, amid; O.Fris. mong among … Etymology dictionary
amid — index among Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
amid — / amidst [prep] in middle of; among amongst, between, during, in the midst of, in the thick of, mid, over, surrounded by, throughout; concepts 586,820 Ant. away from, outside, separate … New thesaurus
amid — [ə mid′] prep. [ME amidde < on middan < on, at + middan, middle] in the middle of; among … English World dictionary
among — [prep1] in the middle of; between amid, amidst, betwixt, encompassed by, in dispersion through, in the midst of, in the thick of, mid, surrounded by, with; concept 586 Ant. away from, outside, separate among [prep2] in a group by all of, by the… … New thesaurus
among — adverb amid, amidst, between, in the middle of, parenthetically Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Amid — Amidst A*midst , Amid A*mid , prep. [OE. amidde, amiddes, on midden, AS. on middan, in the middle, fr. midde the middle. The s is an adverbial ending, originally marking the genitive; the t is a later addition, as in whilst, amongst, alongst. See … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
among — /euh mung /, prep. 1. in, into, or through the midst of; in association or connection with; surrounded by: He was among friends. 2. in the midst of, so as to influence: missionary work among the local people. 3. with a share for each of: Divide… … Universalium
