amongst

preposition

uh-MUNGST/əˈmʌŋst/

1 meaning of amongst

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preposition
In the middle of a group of people or things, and mixed in with them.
Like one red ball mixed in with a box of white ones.
The cat was asleep amongst the cushions on the sofa.
He walked amongst the crowd, looking for his sister.
Similaramong, amid, amidst
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Origin

It is among with -s and then -t added to the end. Among comes from Old English ongemang, from on, "in", and gemang, "a mingling".