amongst
/əˈmʌŋ/
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ə - ˈmʌŋ -> amongst
(prep) ကြားထဲတွင်။ အကြားတွင်။ ထဲတွင်။ ထဲမှာ။ အများထဲတွင်။
among /ǝ'mʌŋ/ (also amongst /ǝ'mʌŋst/) prep
၁။ ကြားထဲတွင်။ အကြားတွင်။ a house among the trees ❍ She works among the poor/the sick. ❍ He found the letters amongst a pile of old books.
၂။ ထဲတွင်။ ထဲမှာ။ အများထဲတွင်။ an attitude that is common/widespread among the under-25s ❍ I was among the last to leave. ❍ Among the causes of the civil war was a severe famine. ❍ ‘What did you object to?’ ‘Well, among other things, the long working hours. ’ ❍ He was only one amongst many who needed help.
၃။ အတွင်းတွင်။ He handed out the slips of paper among the class.
၄။ အတွင်းမှာပင်။ Politicians are always arguing amongst themselves.
- His family connections helped ensure his position among the elite.
- [from among] : The Scottish Labour Party will appoint a committee from among its own members.
- Robert was the only one among them who had ever ridden a horse.
- Most important among the country’s problems is the lack of health facilities.
- The suicide rate among young male prisoners is high.
- We want to encourage greater cooperation among the different departments.
- News of the invasion spread panic among the citizens.
- The general opinion among teachers is that small class sizes are important.
- [share/divide/distribute something among] : The money has to be shared out among several projects.
- Robin’s house was hidden among the trees.
- Imran was standing among a crowd of admirers.
- It was pleasant strolling among the olive trees.
- I found Michelle rummaging among the papers in my drawer.
- I was never happier than when I was among these familiar faces.
- [among friends] : Oh come on, Arthur, you can speak freely – you’re among friends.
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