amongst

== English == === Alternative forms === among amongest (obsolete) amoungst (archaic) amoungest (obsolete) === Etymology === From amongs +‎ -t (excrescent), from among +‎ -s (genitive). By surface analysis, among +‎ -st (excrescent). Root among from Old English ongemang, from on (“in”) + gemang (“assemblage, mingling”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈmʌŋst/ Rhymes: -ʌŋst === Preposition === amongst Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. See usage note at amidst. ==== Usage notes ==== See amidst and among. ==== Synonyms ==== among (variant of amongst) amidst amid ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Gamston, gamonts