\A*mong"\, Amongst \A*mongst"\, prep. [OE. amongist,
amonges, amonge, among, AS. onmang, ongemang, gemang, in a
crowd or mixture. For the ending -st see {Amidst}. See
{Mingle}.]
1. Mixed or mingled; surrounded by.
         They heard, And from his presence hid themselves
         among The thickest trees.             --Milton.
2. Conjoined, or associated with, or making part of the
   number of; in the number or class of.
         Blessed art thou among women.         --Luke i. 28.
3. Expressing a relation of dispersion, distribution, etc.;
   also, a relation of reciprocal action.
         What news among the merchants?        --Shak.
         Human sacrifices were practiced among them. --Hume.
         Divide that gold amongst you.         --Marlowe.
         Whether they quarreled among themselves, or with
         their neighbors.                      --Addison.
Syn: Amidst; between. See {Amidst}, {Between}.