amid

The definition of amid is a location of a person or thing that is in the middle of something.

(preposition)

An example of being amid is when one is in the middle of a very noisy place.

Amid defines the action of a person or thing in relation to something happening.

(preposition)

An example of amid is two people out fishing while in a rainstorm.

See amid in Webster's New World College Dictionary

in the middle of; among

Origin: ME amidde < on middan < on, at + middan, middle

See amid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

preposition

Surrounded by; in the middle of.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: : a-, in; see a-²

Origin: + mid, middle (from Old English midde, middle; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots)

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