among (alsoamongst) preposition1in the middle of a group of people or things: I often feel nervous when I'm among strangers.2in a particular group of people or things: There is a lot of anger among students about the new law.3for or by more than two things or people: He divided the money among his six children.which word?Among or between? We use among when we are talking about more than two people or things: • You're among friends here. If there are only two people or things, we use between: • Sarah and I divided the cake between us. • I was standing between Alice and Cathy.