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Meanings of midst in English

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The point on a segment that is midway between the ends.

        Portuguese
        entre
        Catalan
        moll
        Spanish
        medio

        The location of something surrounded by other things.

              entre
              Usage of midst in English
              1
              Great boldness in facing danger; great prudence in the midst of it.
              An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
              2
              That year, I was in the midst of my second Congressional term.
              Ebony
              3
              You really think that's appropriate in the midst of our current circumstances?
              Bloodfever
              4
              Suddenly in the midst of the general embarrassment my godfather exclaimed brutally:
              My Double Life: The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt
              5
              The moon shone in the midst of the constellations of the zenith.
              Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea
              6
              It exhibits stability in the midst of change; it retains its identity.
              The Scientific Monthly, October to December, 1915
              7
              Nora burst out laughing; and in the midst of her mirthfulness exclaimed:
              Ishmael; Or, In the Depths
              8
              However, in the midst of the debates a new scheme was made.
              Love and Life: An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume
              9
              And in the midst of the fleecy tangle Snowball struggled in vain.
              The Tale of Snowball Lamb
              10
              Yet in the midst of such power he wanted to be friendly.
              Ford county: stories
              11
              In the midst of the financial crisis how are the regions faring?
              Radio NZ
              12
              And in the midst stood the only apricot tree in Saint X.
              The Cost
              13
              We are in the midst of our canvass for the general elections.
              What I Remember, Volume 2
              14
              Even in the midst of war certain decencies needed to be observed.
              A clash of kings
              15
              In the midst of it Garfield rose and made the following speech:
              From Canal Boy to President; Or, the Boyhood and Manhood of Jame...
              16
              It is the clearing in the midst of which the farm-house stands.
              The Wolf's Long Howl
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              Translations for midst
              Portuguese
              entreinterior
              Catalan
              mollcormig
              Midst through the time
              Midst across language varieties
              United Kingdom
              Common
              South Africa
              Common
              Ireland
              Less common
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