предлог 1) между, посреди, среди Например: a village among the hills — деревня в горах they quarrelled among themselves — они перессорились Синоним(ы): amid, amidst, between, betwixt 2) из числа, в числе Например: I rate him among my friends. — Я считаю его своим другом. He is numbered among the dead. — Его считают убитым. We were among the crowd that gathered there. — Мы были среди собравшейся там толпы. 3) из Например: one among a thousand — один из тысячи 4) среди, у Например: among the ancient Greeks — у древних греков
also amongst preposition Etymology: among from Middle English, from Old English on gemonge, from on + gemonge, dative of gemong crowd, from ge- (associative prefix) + -mong (akin to Old English mengan to mix); amongst from Middle English amonges, from among + -es -s — more at co-, mingle 1. in or through the midst of; surrounded by Example: hidden among the trees 2. in company or association with Example: living among artists 3. by or through the aggregate of Example: discontent among the poor 4. in the number or class of Example: wittiest among poets Example: among other things she was president of her college class 5. in shares to each of Example: divided among the heirs 6. a. through the reciprocal acts of Example: quarrel among themselves b. through the joint action of Example: made a fortune among themselves Usage: see between