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in your midst — ► in our (or your, their, etc.) midst among us (or you or them). Main Entry: ↑midst … English terms dictionary
midst — [ mıdst ] noun uncount * in the midst of something FORMAL 1. ) while something else is happening: Nixon went to China in the midst of a crisis at home. 2. ) if you are in the midst of something, you are doing it or it is affecting you: Our… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
midst — [midst, mitst] n. [ME middest, prob. merging of middes, gen. of mid (with unhistoric t) + middest, superl. of mid,MID1] the middle or central part: now mainly in phrases as below prep. Old Poet. in the midst of; amidst; amid SYN. MIDDLE in our… … English World dictionary
midst — [[t]mɪ̱dst[/t]] 1) PHR PREP: usu v link PREP ing/n If you are in the midst of doing something, you are doing it at the moment. Congress is in the midst of rewriting the nation s banking laws... We are in the midst of one of the worst recessions… … English dictionary
midst */ — UK [mɪdst] / US noun [uncountable] in our/their/your midst formal if someone is in your midst, they are with you as part of your group Nobody recognized the stranger in their midst. in the midst of something … English dictionary
midst — archaic or literary ► PREPOSITION ▪ in the middle of. ► NOUN ▪ the middle point or part. ● in our (or your, their, etc.) midst Cf. ↑in your/their midst … English terms dictionary
midst — midst1 /midst/, n. 1. 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… … Universalium
midst — I. /mɪdst / (say midst) noun 1. the position of anything surrounded by other things or parts, or occurring in the middle of a period of time, course of action, etc. 2. the middle point, part, or stage. –phrase 3. in our (your, their) midst, in… …
midst — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. center, middle. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. midpoint, nucleus, middle; see center 1 , middle . See Synonym Study at middle . • in our ( or [m1]• your or [m1]• their) midst, Syn. between us, with,… … English dictionary for students
midst — prep. & n. prep. poet. amidst. n. middle (now only in phrases as below). Phrases and idioms: in the midst of among; in the middle of. in our (or your or their) midst among us (or you or them). Etymology: ME middest, middes f. in middes, in middan … Useful english dictionary
