#️⃣#Among /əˈmʌŋ/ (also a‧mongst /əˈmʌŋst/) #preposition
1️⃣in or through the middle of a group of people or things:
🔹The girl quickly disappeared among the crowd.
🔹I could hear voices coming from somewhere among the bushes.
🔹We walked among the chestnut woods on the mountain slopes.
🔹She began rummaging among the books on her desk.
2️⃣with a particular group of people:
🔹Jim relaxed, knowing he was among friends.
3️⃣used to say that many people in a group have the same feeling or opinion, or that something affects many people in a group:
🔹The problem is causing widespread concern among scientists.
🔹The general opinion among police officers was that the law should be tightened.
🔹The changes will mean 7,000 job losses among railway workers.
4️⃣used to talk about a particular person, thing, or group as belonging to a larger group:
🔹She was the eldest among them.
🔹Innocent civilians were among the casualties.
🔹My grandfather had among his possessions a portrait by Matisse.
🔹Representatives were chosen by the students from among themselves.
5️⃣among other things / places / factors etc used to say that you are only mentioning one or two people or things out of a much larger group:
🔹At the meeting they discussed, among other things, recent events in Japan.
6️⃣if something is divided or shared among a group of people, each person is given a part of it:
🔹A father’s property was divided among his heirs.
7️⃣among yourselves / ourselves / themselves with each other:
🔹The allies found it hard to agree among themselves.
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1️⃣in or through the middle of a group of people or things:
🔹The girl quickly disappeared among the crowd.
🔹I could hear voices coming from somewhere among the bushes.
🔹We walked among the chestnut woods on the mountain slopes.
🔹She began rummaging among the books on her desk.
2️⃣with a particular group of people:
🔹Jim relaxed, knowing he was among friends.
3️⃣used to say that many people in a group have the same feeling or opinion, or that something affects many people in a group:
🔹The problem is causing widespread concern among scientists.
🔹The general opinion among police officers was that the law should be tightened.
🔹The changes will mean 7,000 job losses among railway workers.
4️⃣used to talk about a particular person, thing, or group as belonging to a larger group:
🔹She was the eldest among them.
🔹Innocent civilians were among the casualties.
🔹My grandfather had among his possessions a portrait by Matisse.
🔹Representatives were chosen by the students from among themselves.
5️⃣among other things / places / factors etc used to say that you are only mentioning one or two people or things out of a much larger group:
🔹At the meeting they discussed, among other things, recent events in Japan.
6️⃣if something is divided or shared among a group of people, each person is given a part of it:
🔹A father’s property was divided among his heirs.
7️⃣among yourselves / ourselves / themselves with each other:
🔹The allies found it hard to agree among themselves.
#Vocabulary
#Essential_English_words
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