different between among vs imell

English

Alternative forms

• amonge (archaic)
• amoung (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English among, amang, amonge, amange, from Old English amang, on?emang, equivalent to a- +? mong (“crowd; group; throng”). Compare dialectal German mang, Saterland Frisian monk, monken (“among”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??m??/
• IPA^(key): /??m??/
• Hyphenation: a?mong
• Rhymes: -??

Preposition

among

1. Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst.)

2. Denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group.

3. Denotes a sharing of a common feature in a group.

   • Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us […]

Usage notes

• For the comparison of among with between, see the usage notes in between.
• Many Americans view "amongst" as an archaic/Commonwealth variant, and use "among" exclusively.

Synonyms

• amongst (variant of among)
• amidst
• amid

Translations

See also

• between
• within

Anagrams

• Gamon, Mogan, ang mo, goman, mango, ngoma

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a?mong

Verb

among

1. To be made or become a collateral damage.
2. To implicate; to connect or involve in an unfavorable or criminal way with something.
3. To drag in.

Ibatan

Noun

among

1. fish

Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

among

1. party; banquet

Middle English

Alternative forms

• amang, amonkes, omang

Etymology

From Old English amang, on?emang, equivalent to a- +? mong.

Preposition

among

1. among

Descendants

• English: among
• Scots: among
• Yola: amang

References

• “among(es, prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Adverb

among

1. among

References

• “among(es, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Tagalog

Noun

among

1. (colloquial) priest (commonly used with respect)

Yami

Noun

among

1. fish

English

Alternative forms

• amell, imelle, inmell, ymell, omelle

Etymology

From Middle English imell, emell, emelle, omelle, from Old Norse á milli, í milli (“in the middle”), from Old Norse milli, miðli (“middle”), from Proto-Germanic *midil?, *medal? (“middle”), from Proto-Indo-European *méd?yos (“between, in the middle, middle”). More at middle.

Adverb

imell (comparative more imell, superlative most imell)

1. (dialectal or obsolete) In the middle; between.

Preposition

imell

1. (dialectal or obsolete) Amid; among.