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1 among
prep. te midden van; tussen, onder1 onder ⇒ te midden van, tussen♦voorbeelden:1 among the crowd • onder/in de massacustoms among the Indians • gebruiken bij de indianena man among men • mens onder de mensena rose among the thorns • een roos tussen de doornenamong themselves • onder elkaarwe have ten copies among us • we hebben samen tien exemplarenchoose among us • kies één van ons -
2 among
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3 among the crowd
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4 among others
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5 among themselves
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6 among friends
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7 among other things
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8 among other things
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9 (put) a cat among the pigeons
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10 I number him among my best friends
I number him among my best friendsEnglish-Dutch dictionary > I number him among my best friends
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11 I reckon him among my friends
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12 Steinbeck is a giant among novelists
English-Dutch dictionary > Steinbeck is a giant among novelists
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13 a man among men
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14 a rose among the thorns
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15 as a straw poll among my friends demonstrated
zoals bleek uit een steekproef/kleine enquête onder mijn vriendenEnglish-Dutch dictionary > as a straw poll among my friends demonstrated
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16 choose among us
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17 customs among the Indians
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18 delve among the newspapers
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19 distribute among/to
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20 ferret about/around among someone's papers
ferret about/around among someone's papersEnglish-Dutch dictionary > ferret about/around among someone's papers
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among — among, amongst 1. Among is now roughly ten times more common than amongst. It is the oldest form, which gave rise to the by forms amonges (14c, no longer in use) and among(e)st (16c). There is no demonstrable difference of meaning between the two … Modern English usage
among — [ə muŋ′] prep. [ME < OE on gemang, in the company (of) < on, in + gemang, a mingling, crowd < gemengan, MINGLE] 1. in the company of; surrounded by; included with a group of [you are among friends] 2. from place to place in [he passed… … English World dictionary
Among — A*mong , Amongst A*mongst , prep. [OE. amongist, amonges, amonge, among, AS. onmang, ongemang, gemang, in a crowd or mixture. For the ending st see {Amidst}. See {Mingle}.] 1. Mixed or mingled; surrounded by. [1913 Webster] They heard, And from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
among — (prep.) early 12c., from O.E. onmang, from phrase on gemang in a crowd, from gemengan to mingle (see MINGLE (Cf. mingle)). Collective prefix ge dropped 12c. leaving onmong, amang, among. Cf. O.S. angimang among, amid; O.Fris. mong among … Etymology dictionary
among — [prep1] in the middle of; between amid, amidst, betwixt, encompassed by, in dispersion through, in the midst of, in the thick of, mid, surrounded by, with; concept 586 Ant. away from, outside, separate among [prep2] in a group by all of, by the… … New thesaurus
among — adverb amid, amidst, between, in the middle of, parenthetically Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
among — *between … New Dictionary of Synonyms
among — (chiefly Brit. also amongst) ► PREPOSITION 1) surrounded by; in the middle of. 2) included or occurring in. 3) shared by; between. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
among — [[t]əmʌ̱ŋ[/t]] ♦ (The form amongst is also used, but is more literary.) 1) PREP Someone or something that is situated or moving among a group of things or people is surrounded by them. ...youths in their late teens sitting among adults... They… … English dictionary
among — a|mong [ ə mʌŋ ] preposition *** 1. ) included in a larger group a ) used for saying that someone or something is included in a particular group of people or things: His family connections helped ensure his position among the elite. from among… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
among */*/*/ — UK [əˈmʌŋ] / US preposition 1) included in a larger group a) used for saying that someone or something is included in a particular group of people or things His family connections helped ensure his position among the elite. from among (= from a… … English dictionary