among
Prep
- Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst.)
- Denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group.
- Denotes a sharing of a common feature in a group.
Preposition
- In the middle of a group of people or things.
- In the middle of or surrounded by other things.
Examples
- Among all the possible plays, she found the one that won the game.
- AMONG the many letters on the board, a rare ’Q’ tile suddenly appeared, prompting excitement.
- He is among the few who completely understand the subject.
- How can you speak with authority about their customs when you have never lived among them?
- Lactose intolerance is common among people of Asian heritage.
Origin / Etymology
Etymology tree
Old English on
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe-?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Germanic *ga-
Proto-West Germanic *ga-
Old English ġe-
Old English mang
Old English ġemang
Old English onġemang
Old English amang
Middle English among
English among
From Middle English among, amang, amonge, amange, from Old English amang, onġemang, equivalent to a- + mong (“crowd; group; throng”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian monk, monken (“among”), West Frisian mank (“among”), Dutch mank, maank (“among”), German Low German mank, manken (“among”), dialectal German mang (“among”).
Scrabble Score: 8
among: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordamong: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
among: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
among: valid Words With Friends Word