Dictionary

amid en · ADP · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /əˈmɪd/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

From Middle English amidde, Old English on middan, a- + mid.

Meanings

1. In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by.
   • At last the first glimpse from a bridge of an open-top red bus, and a noticeable darkening of the atmosphere from the smoke of London: then the increasingly dingy stations with double-barrel names, set amid what has always been to me the outstanding feature of the "Premier Line" approach to London—the positively marvellous display of crazy chimney-pots on the grey inner suburban houses. As many as twenty, all of varying style, standing together like ranks of jagged teeth, and providing a Dickensian back-cloth which no other route can boast. 1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 704:
   • I sat down amid roars of laughter.
   • The resulting social divisions can seem so "real" and "natural" to those living amid them that there is a strong tendency to believe that they are timeless biological or scientific facts, rather than social facts that have been assembled and built up through human effort. 2006, Matt Wray, Not Quite White, page 141:
   • Amid all the fevered anticipation of this fixture, few would have expected to witness an aesthetically pleasing example of the beautiful game. 2014 November 14, Stephen Halliday, “Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero”, in The Scotsman:
   • In Osaka, the big action scenes take place with arrows as well as swords, amid glass display cases holding samurai costumes, a classic Wick setting. 2023 March 14, Caryn James, “John Wick: Chapter 4: 'Soars above most action films'”, in BBC:
   • a small lake amid the hills

Forms

Deriveds

amidships · amidship · amidmost

Relateds

amidst

Synonyms

among · amongst

Translations (40)

hy մեջ (surrounded by) · sk medzi (surrounded by) · fi vallitessa (surrounded by) · arz بين (surrounded by) · fr parmi (surrounded by) · he בין (surrounded by) · uk мі́ж (surrounded by) · es rodeado por (surrounded by) · ga i measc (surrounded by) · es entre (surrounded by) · he בקרב (surrounded by) · ru ме́жду (surrounded by) · he בתוך (surrounded by) · es en medio de (surrounded by) · uk по́між (surrounded by) · fr entre (surrounded by) · bg между (surrounded by) · uk се́ред (surrounded by) · es envuelto (surrounded by) · fr au milieu de (surrounded by) · li emid (surrounded by) · cy ynghanol (surrounded by) · pl wśród (surrounded by) · sk uprostred (surrounded by) · it tra (surrounded by) · tr arasında; ortasında (surrounded by) · sl srédi (surrounded by) · pl pośród (surrounded by) · fr entouré de (surrounded by) · pt em meio a (surrounded by) · nl te midden van (surrounded by) · ar بَيْن (surrounded by) · ru среди́ (surrounded by) · de inmitten (surrounded by) · it in mezzo a (surrounded by) · bn মধ্যে (surrounded by) · ga i lár (surrounded by) · bg сред (surrounded by) · it fra (surrounded by) · fi keskellä (surrounded by)

amid en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

1. (alt-of, archaic) Archaic form of amide.
   alt of amide

Forms