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amid

/əˈmɪd/

Meanings
preposition
In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by.

Examples :

"Amidst the many assignments, Sarah found time to visit her grandmother. "
position place environment

Related Words

Illustration found

found verb

/faʊnd/

To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.

"While walking to school, Sarah found a lost wallet on the ground. "

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Illustration middle

middle noun

/ˈmɪdəl/ /ˈmɘdɘl/

A centre, midpoint.

"The middle of a circle is the point which has the same distance to every point of circle."

Illustration time

time noun

/tɑem/ /taɪm/

The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.

"Time stops for nobody.   the ebb and flow of time"

Illustration surrounded

surrounded verb

/səˈɹaʊndɪd/

To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions.

"The house was surrounded by a tall fence. "

Illustration assignments

assignments noun

/əˈsaɪnmənts/

The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

Illustration amidst

amidst preposition

/aˈmɪdst/

In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.

"Amidst the other students, Sarah quietly studied for her exam. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration center

center noun

/ˈsɛn.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈsɛn.tɚ/

The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.

"The center of the clock showed the time was 3:00. "

Illustration many

many noun

/ˈmæni/ /ˈmɛni/

A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.

"Democracy must balance the rights of the few against the will of the many."

Illustration visit

visit noun

/ˈvɪzɪt/

A single act of visiting.

"My visit to the museum was very interesting. "

Illustration her

her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

A female person or animal.

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."