Among vs. Between
Amongpreposition
Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst)
Amongpreposition
Denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group.
Amongpreposition
Denotes a sharing of a common feature in a group.
Amongpreposition
Mixed or mingled; surrounded by.
Amongpreposition
Conjoined, or associated with, or making part of the number of; in the number or class of.
Amongpreposition
Expressing a relation of dispersion, distribution, etc.; also, a relation of reciprocal action.
Amongpreposition
situated more or less centrally in relation to (several other things)
Amongpreposition
being a member or members of (a larger set)
Amongpreposition
occurring in or shared by (some members of a group or community)
Amongpreposition
indicating a division, choice, or differentiation involving three or more participants
Betweenpreposition
In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See Usage notes below.)
Betweenpreposition
Done together or reciprocally.
Betweenpreposition
Shared in confidence.
Betweenpreposition
In transit from (one to the other, or connecting places).
Betweenpreposition
Combined (by effort or ownership).
Betweenpreposition
One of (representing a choice).
Betweennoun
A kind of needle, shorter than a sharp, with a small rounded eye, used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics.
Betweenpreposition
In the space which separates; betwixt; as, New York is between Boston and Philadelphia.
Betweenpreposition
Used in expressing motion from one body or place to another; from one to another of two.
Betweenpreposition
Belonging in common to two; shared by both.
Betweenpreposition
Belonging to, or participated in by, two, and involving reciprocal action or affecting their mutual relation; as, opposition between science and religion.
Betweenpreposition
With relation to two, as involved in an act or attribute of which another is the agent or subject; as, to judge between or to choose between courses; to distinguish between you and me; to mediate between nations.
Betweenpreposition
In intermediate relation to, in respect to time, quantity, or degree; as, between nine and ten o'clock.
Betweennoun
Intermediate time or space; interval.
Betweenadverb
in the interval;
Betweenadverb
in between;
