Definitions For Amongst

Preposition

{{en-prep}} {{non-gloss definition, Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. See usage note at amidst.}}

Synonyms

among (variant of amongst) amidst amid

Translations

Catalan: entre Danish: iblandt Dutch: tussen, onder Finnish: keskellä, seassa French: parmi German: zwischen, unter Greek: ανάμεσα Indonesian: antara Interlingue: inter, junt con Korean: 가운데, 사이 Norwegian: : Bokmål: blant, iblant : Nynorsk: blant, iblant Portuguese: entre, juntamente com Russian: среди́ Spanish: entre Swedish: bland, ibland Turkish: arasında Vietnamese: giữa, trong số

Alternative forms

among amongest {{qualifier, obsolete}} amoungst {{qualifier, archaic}} amoungest {{qualifier, obsolete}}

Etymology

amongs + t + excrescent]], from among + s + st + excrescent]]. root among from {{der + en + ang + ongemang}}, from on + + in + gemang + + assemblage, mingling.

Anagrams

gamonts

Is Amongst a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
13

The word Amongst is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Amongst in a Sentence

  • The disease spread quickly among the members of the community.
  • The house is nestled among the trees.
  • The ball was hidden among the leaves.

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