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midst
(mass) | midst
- medzi, uprostred, stred |
midst
(encz) | midst,mezi Zdeněk Brož |
midst
(encz) | midst,uprostřed Zdeněk Brož |
Midst
(gcide) | Midst \Midst\, n. [From middest, in the middest, for older in
middes, where -s is adverbial (orig. forming a genitive), or
still older a midde, a midden, on midden. See Mid, and cf.
Amidst.]
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1. The interior or central part or place; the middle; -- used
chiefly in the objective case after in; as, in the midst
of the forest.
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And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he
came out of him. --Luke iv. 35.
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There is nothing . . . in the midst [of the play]
which might not have been placed in the beginning.
--Dryden.
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2. Hence, figuratively, the condition of being surrounded or
beset; the press; the burden; as, in the midst of official
duties; in the midst of secular affairs.
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Note: The expressions in our midst, in their midst, etc., are
avoided by some good writers, the forms in the midst of
us, in the midst of them, etc., being preferred.
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Syn: Midst, Middle.
Usage: Midst in present usage commonly denotes a part or
place surrounded on enveloped by or among other parts
or objects (see Amidst); while middle is used of the
center of length, or surface, or of a solid, etc. We
say in the midst of a thicket; in the middle of a
line, or the middle of a room; in the midst of
darkness; in the middle of the night.
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Midst
(gcide) | Midst \Midst\, prep.
In the midst of; amidst. --Shak.
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Midst
(gcide) | Midst \Midst\, adv.
In the middle. [R.] --Milton.
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midst
(wn) | midst
n 1: the location of something surrounded by other things; "in
the midst of the crowd" [syn: midst, thick] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
amidst
(mass) | amidst
- uprostred |
midst
(mass) | midst
- medzi, uprostred, stred |
amidst
(encz) | amidst,mezi [kniž.] např. Amidst this bustle one might overlook this
particular person Jirka Daněkamidst,uprostřed |
in the midst
(encz) | in the midst, adv: |
midst
(encz) | midst,mezi Zdeněk Brožmidst,uprostřed Zdeněk Brož |
midstream
(encz) | midstream,střední proud Zdeněk Brož |
Amidst
(gcide) | Amidst \A*midst"\, Amid \A*mid"\, prep. [OE. amidde, amiddes, on
midden, AS. on middan, in the middle, fr. midde the middle.
The s is an adverbial ending, originally marking the
genitive; the t is a later addition, as in whilst, amongst,
alongst. See Mid.]
In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by;
among. "This fair tree amidst the garden." "Unseen amid the
throng." "Amidst thick clouds." --Milton. "Amidst
acclamations." "Amidst the splendor and festivity of a
court." --Macaulay.
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But rather famish them amid their plenty. --Shak.
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Syn: Amidst, Among.
Usage: These words differ to some extent from each other, as
will be seen from their etymology. Amidst denotes in
the midst or middle of, and hence surrounded by; as,
this work was written amidst many interruptions. Among
denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or
separable objects; as, "He fell among thieves."
"Blessed art thou among women." Hence, we say, among
the moderns, among the ancients, among the thickest of
trees, among these considerations, among the reasons I
have to offer. Amid and amidst are commonly used when
the idea of separate or distinguishable objects is not
prominent. Hence, we say, they kept on amidst the
storm, amidst the gloom, he was sinking amidst the
waves, he persevered amidst many difficulties; in none
of which cases could among be used. In like manner,
Milton speaks of Abdiel,
The seraph Abdiel, faithful found;
Among the faithless faithful only he,
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of the angels. But when the poet adds,
From amidst them forth he passed,
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as a collective body.
Those squalid cabins and uncleared woods amidst
which he was born. --Macaulay.
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midstream
(gcide) | midstream \midstream\ n.
the middle of a stream; as, don't change horses in midstream.
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in the midst
(wn) | in the midst
adv 1: the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the
forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?"
[syn: midmost, in the midst] |
midst
(wn) | midst
n 1: the location of something surrounded by other things; "in
the midst of the crowd" [syn: midst, thick] |
midstream
(wn) | midstream
n 1: the middle of a stream |
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