Definition of Amongst

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Amongst

Mixed or mingled; surrounded by.

Conjoined, or associated with, or making part of the number of; in the number or class of.

Expressing a relation of dispersion, distribution, etc.; also, a relation of reciprocal action.

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Amongst Quotations

A new poll shows that Senator Kerry's support in the South is strongest amongst blacks. Kerry's appeal to Southern blacks is obvious. He is a white man who lives far, far away.
Dennis Miller

The guerrilla must move amongst the people as a fish swims in the sea.
Mao Tse-Tung

Being over seventy is like being engaged in a war. All our friends are going or gone and we survive amongst the dead and the dying as on a battlefield.
St. Jerome

Nevertheless, the concept of sustainable development is now known - even amongst those who haven't accepted it - and it's recognized, debated and followed by an increasing number of businesses.
Maurice Strong

No, I always felt that amongst my core fans- because there was a level of popularity that I had in the mid '80s that was sort of a bump on the scale- they fundamentally understood the values that are at work in my work.
Bruce Springsteen

Truth springs from argument amongst friends.
David Hume

We were then in a dangerous, helpless situation, exposed daily to perils and death amongst savages and wild beasts, not a white man in the country but ourselves.
Daniel Boone

There's so much history amongst ourselve that reminds us of something, and we start cracking up.
Nikki Sixx

The more ignorant, reckless and thoughtless a doctor is, the higher his reputation soars even amongst powerful princes.
Desiderius Erasmus

And the danger is - and it's happening - is we're seeing an incredibly big rise amongst young gay people, young heterosexual people as far as catching HIV, which is, you know, in an educated country like this or in Britain, it's frightening.
Elton John

Amongst Translations

amongst in German is inmitten, mitten unter, zwischen
amongst in Swedish is bland

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