Among vs Besides - What's the difference?
among | besides |
Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst)
Denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group.
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(obsolete) Beside.
In addition, in addition to.
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, title= Other than; except for; instead of.
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(conjunctive) also; in addition
(conjunctive) moreover; furthermore
(conjunctive) otherwise; else
(obsolete) On one side.
As prepositions the difference between among and besides
is that among is denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst while besides is beside.As an adverb besides is
also; in addition.among
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Alternative forms
* amonge (archaic) * amoung (obsolete)Preposition
(English prepositions)Can China clean up fast enough?, passage=All this has led to an explosion of protest across China, including among a middle class that has discovered nimbyism.}}
- Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us […]
Usage notes
* For the comparison of among'' with ''between'', see the usage notes in ''between . * Due to a belief that "amongst" is an archaic/Commonwealth variant, many Americans use "among" exclusively.Synonyms
* amongst (variant of among) * amidst * amidSee also
* betweenStatistics
*Anagrams
*besides
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Preposition
(English prepositions)The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
- During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant
August 3, 2008] - [[w:Schlock Mercenary, Schlock Mercenary]
- Captain Tagon': Wait. … Ebby, if Schlock goes out make sure he's carrying something '''besides''' those two plasma cannons.
'''Ebinoth''': When you say "' besides ," do you mean "in addition to," or "instead of"? Because one of those is a really hard sell.
Chelsea 1-0 Barcelona, passage=n the end, Chelsea's organisation and discipline was rewarded but Di Matteo knows they will have to produce the same - and more besides - in the Nou Camp to confirm a meeting with either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the final in Munich next month.}}
August 3, 2008] - [[w:Schlock Mercenary, Schlock Mercenary]
- Captain Tagon': Wait. … Ebby, if Schlock goes out make sure he's carrying something '''besides''' those two plasma cannons.
'''Ebinoth''': When you say "' besides ," do you mean "in addition to," or "instead of"? Because one of those is a really hard sell.
Adverb
(-)- (Shakespeare)