The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - among prep.

1) amongst, amid, amidst, mid, in the midst or middle or centre of, surrounded by: Please take a seat among the people over there. We lay down among the flowers. 2) among, to each or all (of) : The examination booklets were passed out among the students. AMOUNTV. 1) amount to. a add up to, total, aggregate, come (up) to: Waiter, what does my bill amount to, please? b become, develop into: That son of his will never amount to much. --n. 2) quantity, volume, mass, expanse, bulk, supply, lot; number; magnitude: What amount of water is needed to fill the container? She eats a huge amount of chocolates every day. 3) (sum) total, aggregate, extent, entirety: What is the amount of the invoice without the tax?