Within vs Among - What's the difference?
within | among |
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* 2011 , Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/15210221.stm]
Before the specified duration ends.
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, tyitle= 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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, title= Denotes a sharing of a common feature in a group.
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As prepositions the difference between within and among
is that within is Indicates spatial enclosure or containment.among is denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst.As an adverb within
is in or into the interior; inside.within
English
Preposition
(English prepositions)- The Rat.
- England struck back with a fine try from Ben Foden and closed to within seven points with three minutes left when Mark Cueto capitalised on a break from replacement Matt Banahan.
Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark, passage=And Netherlands, backed by a typically noisy and colourful travelling support, started the second period in blistering fashion and could have had four goals within 10 minutes}}
Antonyms
* without * outside * outwithStatistics
*among
English
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 […]