Amid
11amid — index among Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
12Amid — das; s, e Kunstw. aus ↑Ammoniak u. 3...id>: a) chem. Verbindung des Ammoniaks, bei der ein Wasserstoffatom des Ammoniaks durch ein Metall ersetzt ist; b) Ammoniak, dessen Wasserstoffatome durch Säurereste ersetzt sind …
13amid — (prep.) late 14c., from amidde (c.1200), from O.E. on middan in the middle, from dative singular of midde mid, middle (see MIDDLE (Cf. middle)); the phrase evidently was felt as in (the) middle and thus followed by a genitive case, and if this… …
14amid — / amidst [prep] in middle of; among amongst, between, during, in the midst of, in the thick of, mid, over, surrounded by, throughout; concepts 586,820 Ant. away from, outside, separate …
15amid — ► PREPOSITION ▪ surrounded by; in the middle of …
16amid — [ə mid′] prep. [ME amidde < on middan < on, at + middan, middle] in the middle of; among …
17amid — a|mid [ ə mıd ] preposition * 1. ) if something happens amid particular feelings or events, it happens while people have these feelings or while these events are happening: Banks and stores closed yesterday amid growing fears of terrorist… …
18amid — [[t]əmɪ̱d[/t]] ♦♦♦ (The form amidst is also used, but is more literary.) 1) PREP If something happens amid noises or events of some kind, it happens while the other things are happening. A senior leader cancelled a trip to Britain yesterday amid… …
19amid */ — UK [əˈmɪd] / US preposition 1) if something happens amid particular feelings or events, it happens while people have these feelings or while these events are happening Banks and shops closed yesterday amid growing fears of violence. The minister… …
20Amid — Amidst A*midst , Amid A*mid , prep. [OE. amidde, amiddes, on midden, AS. on middan, in the middle, fr. midde the middle. The s is an adverbial ending, originally marking the genitive; the t is a later addition, as in whilst, amongst, alongst. See …
