among
/əˈmʌŋ/preposition
उच्चारण अमंग
के बीच, में से
Basic word
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surrounded by somebody or something; in the middle of; being a member of a larger group; used when you are dividing or sharing something between more than two people or things
के बीच, में से
- among the crowd
- Delhi is among the largest cities.
- Share it among yourselves.
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- The village lies among green hills.
- Meera was among the first to arrive.
- Divide the sweets among the children.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
among + plural / group noun
Among is used for three or more things or people taken as a group, or something that is not clearly separate.
'Among' तीन या अधिक चीज़ों या लोगों के समूह के लिए, या उन चीज़ों के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है जो अलग-अलग स्पष्ट न हों।
- Radhika was happy among her friends.
- Divide the sweets among the six children.
among + the best / the first / the few
It is used to say that something belongs to a set, often with superlatives.
यह बताने के लिए कि कोई चीज़ किसी समूह की सदस्य है, प्रायः superlatives के साथ।
- He is among the best bowlers in the country.
- She was among the first to reach.
among yourselves / among themselves
Use among with a reflexive pronoun for something shared inside a group, such as a talk or a quarrel. For two people use each other.
समूह के भीतर की किसी बात, जैसे बातचीत या झगड़े, के लिए 'among' के साथ reflexive pronoun आता है। दो व्यक्तियों के लिए each other प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The students discussed the problem among themselves.
among vs between / amongst
Use between for two things, or for clearly named ones; among for three or more taken as a mass. Amongst is a variant of among, and is more formal.
दो चीज़ों या स्पष्ट रूप से नामित चीज़ों के लिए 'between' और तीन या अधिक चीज़ों के समूह के लिए 'among' आता है। 'Amongst' 'among' का अधिक औपचारिक रूप है।
- The choice is between tea and coffee.
- The choice is among many brands.
+Collocations 4
among + group noun
friendsstudentsthe crowdthe villagerscolleaguesthe audience
- She was well known among the villagers.
popular / common among
popular amongcommon amongwell-known amongrare amongrespected among
- Cricket is popular among children in India.
verb + among
dividesharedistributespreadwalk
- The teacher distributed the books among the students.
among + other
among othersamong other thingsamong the manyamong the few
- The camp offers yoga, among other things.
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- There is a wise man among the elders of our village.
हमारे गाँव के बड़ों में एक बुद्धिमान व्यक्ति है।
- The prize money was shared among the five winners.
पुरस्कार की राशि पाँचों विजेताओं में बाँटी गई।
- Radhika is among the top three in her class.
राधिका अपनी कक्षा के पहले तीन विद्यार्थियों में है।
- Fear spread among the passengers when the train stopped.
जब रेलगाड़ी रुकी तब यात्रियों में भय फैल गया।
- Reading is a common hobby among college students.
पढ़ना कॉलेज के विद्यार्थियों के बीच एक आम शौक है।
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✗ The sweets were divided among the two sisters.
✓ The sweets were divided between the two sisters.
For exactly two, use between, not among.
ठीक दो के लिए 'between' आता है, 'among' नहीं।
✗ Radhika is the best among the class.
✓ Radhika is the best in the class.
After a superlative, a single group or place takes in; among is used with a plural.
Superlative के बाद एक समूह या स्थान के साथ 'in' आता है; 'among' plural के साथ आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Among and between both place something in the middle, but they count the group differently.
'Among' और 'between' दोनों बीच में रखते हैं, पर समूह की गिनती अलग तरह से करते हैं।
In a group of three or more, taken as a whole.
तीन या अधिक के समूह में, पूरे समूह के रूप में।
- He sat among the guests.
In the space of two, or linking separate named things.
दो के बीच के स्थान में, या अलग-अलग नामित चीज़ों को जोड़ते हुए।
- He sat between Ravi and Radhika.
In the middle of a situation or mass, not a group of people.
किसी स्थिति या समूह के बीच, लोगों के समूह में नहीं।
- She stayed calm amid the noise.
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Keep apart among (in a group) and amid (in the middle of, especially an event or feeling: 'amid fears of war').
Among (समूह में) और amid (के बीच में, विशेषकर किसी घटना या भावना के: 'amid fears of war') को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Among is used for more than two people or things ('Divide the sweets among the children'), and between for two ('between the two brothers'); among + plural noun or a group noun ('among the trees', 'among the audience'); among is not used with numbers (say 'one of the five', not 'one among the five' in formal English, though 'one among many' is common).
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: among दो से अधिक लोगों या चीज़ों के लिए ('Divide the sweets among the children'), और between दो के लिए ('between the two brothers'); among + plural noun या समूहवाचक noun ('among the trees', 'among the audience'); औपचारिक English में among संख्याओं के साथ प्रयुक्त नहीं होता ('one among the five' के बजाय 'one of the five' कहें, यद्यपि 'one among many' आम है)।
British English also uses amongst (more formal or old-fashioned).
British English में amongst भी प्रयुक्त होता है (अधिक औपचारिक या पुराना)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Among other things (in addition to other things).
Idiom 'among other things' (अन्य चीज़ों के अतिरिक्त)।