amid
in the middle of; surrounded by; among: to stand weeping amid the ruins.
during; in or throughout the course of.
Origin of amid
1- Also amidst.
Words that may be confused with amid
- amid , among
Other definitions for amid- (2 of 2)
variant of amido- before a vowel: amidase.
Origin of amid-
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How to use amid in a sentence
Even those Christians who do want to minister amid the rancor of race and policing are missing the mark.
Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione asked residents to remain calm, amid fears of unrest.
Jihadi Siege in Sydney Ends in Gunfight | Courtney Subramanian, Lennox Samuels, Chris Allbritton | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis deficiencies and self-doubts, amid his epochal mission of liberation, are precisely what make him interesting.
It may be that some hagiographer yet to come will find the stained sheets of fact and memory amid his papers.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA white police officer standing amid the crowd inside the barricade got his laughs a moment later.
‘They Let Him Off?’ Scenes from NYC in Disbelief | Jacob Siegel | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The night passed amid various excursions on the part of Aristide and alarms on the part of Jean.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeIn the aperture of the window, amid piles of paper, stood a rickety old table, covered with dust.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettHis steps led him now not to the beach, but to the Cemetery of Rocklington, amid the potato-fields.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingDressed in full uniform, amid cries of "Long live our King Joachim," the unfortunate man landed with twenty-six followers.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonThere, amid the deep silence of the listening centuries, he would find peace; forgetting himself a moment, he might find—strength.
The Wave | Algernon Blackwood
British Dictionary definitions for amid
amidst
/ (əˈmɪd) /
in the middle of; among
Origin of amid
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