midst

/midst/

Thân thiện

She stood in the midst of a bustling city park.

Definition

Noun 1. The middle point or part; the central or interior position: The location of something that is surrounded by other things; the position of being in the center of something. 2. A period of time during which something is happening: The middle part or period of an event, situation, or duration.

Usage and Examples

• Noun (Position):

  • We found a small cottage in the midst of the forest.
  • A single tree stood in the midst of the field.
  • She felt calm in the midst of the chaos.

• Noun (Time):

  • He left in the midst of the meeting.
  • They arrived in the midst of a terrible storm.
  • The company failed in the midst of the economic crisis.

Advanced Usage and Notes

• The word "midst" is almost exclusively used in the prepositional phrase "in the midst of." It is considered formal or literary.
• It can describe both physical surroundings () and abstract situations ().
• "In our/their/your midst" is a formal way to say "among us/them/you."
  • We have a great leader in our midst.

Variants and Related Words

• Amidst / Amid (preposition): In the middle of; surrounded by. These are more common synonyms used directly before a noun without "the ... of."
  • He stood amid the ruins. (Compare: He stood in the midst of the ruins.)

Synonyms

• Middle
• Center
• Heart
• Thick (as in "in the thick of")

Common Phrases and Idioms

• In the midst of: In the middle of; during; surrounded by.
  • This is the primary and almost only phrase used with this word.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the location of something surrounded by other things
   • in the midst of the crowd

Từ đồng nghĩa

• thick