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# among

«among» in Mova's school dictionary: **in the middle of a group: a house among the trees** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

preposition

### meaning for a pupil

1) Among means in the middle of a group: a house among the trees. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/among/#m1)

2) Among means shared with each person of a group: shared among three friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/among/#m2)

3) Among means being one of a group: she is among the best runners. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/among/#m3)

### 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

- 12 cookies are shared equally among 3 friends. How many cookies does each friend get? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/among/#x1)
- Mr Lee shares 30 pencils among 6 pupils. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/among/#x2)
- 24 grapes are split among 4 children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/among/#x3)
- The rabbit hid among the tall grass. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/among/#x4)
- Among all the fruits, I like mangoes best. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/among/#x5)
- The prize money was divided among the four winners. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/among/#x6)
- She was among the first to arrive. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/among/#x7)
- He searched among the shavings--no one! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/among/#x8)

### 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

- [Green algae grow in a sloth's fur and help to hide it among the leaves.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/2-the-rainforest-from-the-top/9/)
- [A coyote can run at about 65 km per hour, and coyotes are among the real predators of roadrunners.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/5-the-desert/17/)
- [Emperor penguins find their partners and chicks among thousands of others by recognising their calls.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/7-antarctica/6/)
- [Each chick has its own voice, and its parents recognise it among thousands of others in a noisy colony.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/129-madagascar-real-penguins-and-chimps/12/)
- [Green algae grow in sloth fur and give camouflage among leaves, and moths live in the fur too.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/142-zootopia-real-sloths-shrews-predators-and-prey/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «among» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/among/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.