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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024midst1 /mɪdst/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the position of being among other things or parts:[often: in + the + ~ + of]in the midst of the crowd.
- the position of occurring in the middle of a period of time, etc;
the middle point or part:[often: in + the + ~ + of]got up in the midst of the concert and walked out. - the state of being engaged in:[often: in + the + ~ + of]He was in the midst of work when the phone rang.
- the middle or central point or part.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024midst1 (midst),USA pronunciation n. - 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 prec. by the):a familiar face in the midst of the crowd; in the midst of the performance.
- the middle point, part, or stage (usually prec. by the):We arrived in the midst of a storm.
- Idiomsin our, your, or their midst, in the midst of or among us (you, them):To think there was a spy in our midst!
- Middle English, equivalent. to middes (aphetic variant of amiddes amidst) + excrescent -t 1350–1400
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged thick, core, heart. See middle.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged edge, periphery.
midst2 (midst),USA pronunciation prep. - amidst.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: midst /mɪdst/ n - in the midst of ⇒ surrounded or enveloped by; at a point during, esp a climactic one
- in our midst ⇒ among us
Etymology: 14th Century: back formation from amiddes amid midst /mɪdst/ prep - poetic
See amid
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