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- [midst]
- /mɪdst/
- /mɪdst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [midst]
- /mɪdst/
Definitions of midst word
- noun midst the position of anything surrounded by other things or parts, or occurring in the middle of a period of time, course of action, etc. (usually preceded by the): a familiar face in the midst of the crowd; in the midst of the performance. 1
- noun midst the middle point, part, or stage (usually preceded by the): We arrived in the midst of a storm. 1
- idioms midst in our / your / their midst, in the midst of or among us (you, them): To think there was a spy in our midst! 1
- preposition midst amidst. 1
- noun midst In the middle of. 1
- abbreviation MIDST middle 1
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Origin of midst
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English, equivalent to middes (aphetic variant of amiddes amidst) + excrescent -t
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Parts of speech for Midst
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
midst popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
midst usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for midst
noun midst
- heart — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- medium — a middle state or condition; mean.
- center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
- hub — the central part of a wheel, as that part into which the spokes are inserted.
- midpoint — a point at or near the middle of, or equidistant from, both ends, as of a line: the midpoint of a boundary.
preposition midst
- all along — If something has been true or been present all along, it has been true or been present throughout a period of time.
- during — throughout the duration, continuance, or existence of: He lived in Florida during the winter.
- amongst — Amongst means the same as among.
- in the middle of — at the centre of
- for the time being — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
Antonyms for midst
noun midst
- outside — the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.
- periphery — the external boundary of any surface or area.
- exterior — Forming, situated on, or relating to the outside of something.
- exteriority — Surface; externality.
- dst — daylight saving time
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