among

among
preposition
1) (in the middle of: a house among the trees.) (mitten) unter
2) (in shares or parts to each person (in a group etc): Divide the chocolate amongst you.) unter
* * *
among
[əˈmʌŋ]
amongst
[əˈmʌŋst]
prep BRIT
1. (between) unter +dat
\among friends unter Freunden
talk about it \among yourselves besprecht es mal unter euch
they discussed it \among themselves sie besprachen es untereinander
to divide up/distribute sth \among sb/sth etw unter jdm/etw aufteilen/verteilen
2. (as part of)
\among her talents are singing and dancing zu ihren Talenten zählen Singen und Tanzen
[just] one \among many [nur] eine(r, s) von vielen
3. (in midst of) zwischen +akk/dat
, inmitten gen
a house \among the hills ein Haus in den Bergen
to hide \among sth sich akk in etw dat verstecken
4. (in addition to) zusätzlich zu +dat
\among other things unter anderem
\among others unter anderen
\among sb unter jdm
* * *
[ə'mʌŋ(st)]
prep
unter (+acc or dat)

among other things — unter anderem

she had sung with Madonna among others — sie hatte unter anderem mit Madonna gesungen

to stand among the crowd — (mitten) in der Menge stehen

they shared it out among themselves — sie teilten es unter sich or untereinander auf

talk among yourselves — unterhaltet euch

settle that among yourselves — macht das untereinander aus

he's among our best players —

Manchester is among the largest of our cities — Manchester gehört zu unseren größten Städten

to count sb among one's friends — jdn zu seinen Freunden zählen

this habit is widespread among the French — diese Sitte ist bei den Franzosen weitverbreitet

there were ferns among the trees —

to hide among the bushes — sich in den Büschen verstecken

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among, Br auch amongst [əˈmʌŋ(st)] präp
1. (mitten) unter (dat oder akk), zwischen (dat oder akk), inmitten (gen), bei (dat):
among the crowd
a) unter oder in(mitten) der Menge (sitzen etc),
b) unter oder in die Menge (gehen etc);
among experts unter Fachleuten;
a custom among the Eskimos eine Sitte bei den Eskimos;
they fought among themselves sie stritten untereinander;
among other things unter anderem;
be among the best zu den Besten zählen oder gehören;
from among aus (… heraus)
2. gemeinsam oder zusammen (mit):
they had two pounds among them sie hatten zusammen zwei Pfund
* * *
prep.
mitten unter präp.
unter präp.
zwischen präp.

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