among
part of speech
preposition
meaning for a pupil
1) Among means in the middle of a group: a house among the trees. tree →
2) Among means shared with each person of a group: shared among three friends. tree →
3) Among means being one of a group: she is among the best runners. tree →
sense in the lessons
sharing a total out to a number of people («shared equally among 3 friends» = divide by 3); in everyday life «among friends», «among the trees», «among other things»; in science «among mammals, whales are the biggest»
examples
- Give unto us a possession among the brethren of our father.' (Torah NUM.27.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- Every male among the priests may eat thereof; it is most holy. (Torah LEV.6.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- 'Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them. (Torah NUM.8.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- Is Saul also among the prophets?' (Prophets 1SA.10.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- Will they part him among the merchants? (Writings JOB.40.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?' (Prophets ISA.33.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- 12 cookies are shared equally among 3 friends. How many cookies does each friend get? tree →
- Mr Lee shares 30 pencils among 6 pupils. tree →
- 24 grapes are split among 4 children. tree →
- The rabbit hid among the tall grass. tree →
- Among all the fruits, I like mangoes best. tree →
- The prize money was divided among the four winners. tree →
- She was among the first to arrive. tree →
- He searched among the shavings--no one! tree →
note
«shared among N» names how many shares there are: divide the total by N. Trap: «one of the books among them» does not share anything. Teachers often say «among» for three or more and «between» for two, though «between» is also used for more.
In the corpora
- And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came; for the famine was in the land of Caanan.
- And from among his brethren he took five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.
- And if thou knowest any able men among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.'
- He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses;
- One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.'
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «among» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.