| 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 the cigars among you. |
| 4. | in the number, class, or group of; of or out of: That is among the things we must do. |
| 5. | by all or with the whole of; by most or with many of: popular among the people. |
| 6. | by the joint or reciprocal action of: Settle it among yourselves. |
| 7. | each with the other; mutually: They quarreled among themselves. |
| 8. | familiar to or characteristic of: a proverb among the Spanish. |

a·mong (ə-mŭng') prep.
[Middle English, from Old English āmang : ā, in; see a-2 + gemang, throng; see mag- in Indo-European roots.] |