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amongst

[uh-muhngst, uh-muhngkst]

preposition Chiefly British.

Origin:
1200–50; earlier amongs, Middle English amonges, equivalent to among among + -es adv. genitive suffix; excrescent -t as in against

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Amongst is always a great word to know.

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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

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College serves as a foundation for interaction amongst diverse people.

Indeed, being amongst them generates a kind of contact high, even for gringo short-termers.

But they were housed on a council estate where unemployment amongst local youths was high.

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College serves as a foundation for interaction amongst diverse people.

Indeed, being amongst them generates a kind of contact high, even for gringo short-termers.

But they were housed on a council estate where unemployment amongst local youths was high.

Young hawksbill turtles are unable to dive deep and spend their early years floating amongst sea plants near the water's surface.

During this time, the researchers were able to recognize a hierarchical structure amongst the families that persisted.

It starts amongst garden terraces but soon leads to a series of wild headlands crowned by a string of medieval towers.

Here's another great movie recreation scene, this time a movie that is famous/infamous amongst geeks.

Most inhalant use occurs amongst teens or preteens who do not have access to illicit drugs or alcohol.

The bigger issue raised by this column seems to be the question of addiction, to alcohol or other substances, amongst academics.

It is for this reason amongst others that banking must be regulated.

Unique amongst mammals, the common vampire bat feeds entirely on blood sucked from its warm-blooded prey.

Amongst these would be nucleotides, enabling replication of the pump.

The move remains controversial amongst some astronomers.

Some, indeed, of the beliefs which are incladed under the generic name of witchcraft appear to be still extant amongst us.

There is a set number of steps that each college can distribute amongst its faculty.

And to counties even further afield who may fancy staking a claim, don't forget those frozen ones-they may well be amongst you.

On the edge of the crowd stood some local children, and amongst them, this small boy whose bright blue eyes caught my attention.

The dimension of length is given priority amongst all other dimensions by the special property of movement.

Silently, it sits on your porch– camouflaged amongst the humble squashes.

Because his mother, wife, and three young children were amongst those slaughtered the previous year.

My language teachers at school were amongst my favourites.

The skull caused a stir amongst scientists, who felt that the lower jaw belonged to a different species, perhaps an ape.

I'll leave you alone now to discuss it amongst yourself.

Of course there is the occasional industrial accident amongst the workers.

It is for our peers amongst the audience to give us the chance of doing so.

But not amongst people who know what they're talking about.

Stick insects are among the best camouflaged of all creatures, with a body shape that mimics the branches they live amongst.

Interesting comments, thank you, and refreshing to see some properly scientific thinking and modesty amongst these comments.

In amongst the lawn chairs and leather goods are the gizmos of yesteryear.

Intrestingly there is also a more multicultural mix amongst academics in sociology.

In recent months, its job growth has been amongst the fastest in the nation.

When they were interred here, they must have appeared as symbols of purity amongst the decay.

They walk amongst us every day, the white skinned people.

The muffled laughter that rippled amongst the attendees underscored the boldness of the promise.

These are amongst the many worth questions to be taken up in humanities research.

There is a lot of hype currently around firms announcing intentions with rolling out or piloting iPads amongst workforces.

Amongst a tiny collection of houses, everything here happens in a cycle.

Half a million sewing machines are much needed amongst them.

Once installed, you get four new icons somewhere amongst your applications.

There is little consensus amongst older economists on who the young stars of the profession are, or whether there are any at all.

One only has to look how small children behave amongst themselves to see the basic animal nature of human beings.

Not surprisingly, this has prompted outrage amongst some of the government's own back-benchers.

Probably some lie more than others, but there are not two populations amongst us of liars and non-liars.

Amongst other things uniquely noted in the attack was the purposeful teaming which is unusual coyote behavior.

Strange that the movement defends corrupt behavior amongst their own.

Amongst the various religious sects that are creating a stir in this country by their.

No discipline was normative amongst the adminiscritters there.

Smaller fish keep their distance when a blacktip reef shark swims amongst them in shallow.

The bitterness amongst the people may ultimately lead to a crisis on psychological level.

The minature bull tucked amongst the pottery and wine adds levity and a nod to the home owner's heritage.

With variations, these are wars amongst the people, and they present seeming intractable problems for conventional forces.

But improved learning ability does not get selected amongst these animals in the wild.

With variations, these are wars amongst the people, and they present seemingly intractable problems for conventional forces.

Agreements about how and how much to fish must therefore be hammered out amongst many parties.

For protection, clownfish seek refuge amongst the tentacles of sea anemones.

For a long time its significance amongst faculty has diminished.

There's no reason to take the author to task for using a personal story amongst his collection of second-hand tales.

Bunnies and the men who guard them stroll amongst the common folk.

Not only from the perspective and behaviour of teachers towards students, but also amongst students themselves.

Dust is amongst the uncertainties referred to in my previous post as an important element amongst the aerosols.

They would talk amongst themselves and argue and do what boobies do best-which is squawk a lot.

The touchscreen keyboard alone would stir up hatred amongst the tech writers of the world.

Hopefully disagreements amongst influential economists will not delay government funding of such a significant project.

Let us know if this sends your entire corporate career spinning down a sisyphus of perceived perversion amongst your colleagues.

How glorified comic books can encourage serious reading habits amongst teen males has never exactly been clear to me, however.

Its bronzes are amongst the true cultural treasures of the continent.

Smaller fish keep their distance when a blacktip reef shark swims amongst them.

There is lack of awareness amongst the people and the government is not doing enough.

However, it has been my experience that my training, background and publication record are rare amongst librarians.

As a result, there is a concerted effort amongst security chiefs to find ways to measure their success.

Also, it's known amongst sports doctors that running on a treadmill is a good source of running injury.

We know there are a lot of cooks out there amongst our readers.

We have a high turn over rate even amongst tenure-track professors.

We might think about it moving around in quite an agile way amongst the vegetation.

To be effective, the coordination should be amongst alliances of nations.

The fossa is also equipped with a long tail that comes in handy while hunting and maneuvering amongst the tree branches.

In the lay press comment fields you will find this ratio inverted, often not finding a single grain of wheat amongst the chaff.

The perils of actually coming into contact with the pathology growing amongst the natives, who he never had to see as an adjunct.

Amongst the various items was found an old wooden box, sealed with rusty nails, string and sealing wax.

The issue of handedness has recently arisen amongst my social circle as a result of a small animation involving a rotating dance.

There is a lot of moral corruption amongst our academic leaders.

Even though the country is amongst the poorest, they leave the airline alone to make money for the country.

She's a sturdy old wooden boat that stands out in the harbor amongst the sea of aluminum fishing vessels laden with nets.

At first, there was fighting and killing amongst the rats with only the youngest and strongest rats surviving.

There certainly seems to be a groundswell of discontent amongst the ethnic minority communities.

Amongst prehistoric fish, white sturgeons are the ultimate survivors.

And now the evidence is leading more back towards what the general consensus is amongst sociologists".

Inadequate staff training amongst other factors further aggravates the problem.

There is great hope amongst biologists that new science will fulfil the age-old dream of prolonging youth.

The poor kids in that room suffered with the stench for days, while the trickster and his friends snickered amongst them selves.

It is common amongst half educated brainwashed nationalists.

The basic problem is that you are looking for a tiny noise of a specific frequency in amongst a huge amount of other noise.

For instance, they are amongst the first to move west in the.

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World English Dictionary

among or amongst (əˈmʌŋ)

—*prep*
1.	in the midst of: he lived among the Indians
2.	to each of: divide the reward among yourselves
3.	in the group, class, or number of: ranked among the greatest writers
4.	taken out of (a group): he is only one among many
5.	with one another within a group; by the joint action of: a lot of gossip among the women employees; decide it among yourselves



amongst or amongst

—*prep*

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Word Origin & History

amongst

mid-13c., among + adverbial genitive + parasitic -t first attested 16c. (see amidst). It is well established in the south of England, but not much heard in the north. By similar evolutions, alongst also existed in M.E.

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