English-Thai Dictionary

midst

N ตรงกลาง  ส่วนกลาง  center midpoint middle trong-klang

 

midstream

N ตอนกลาง ของ กระแสน้ำ  ton-klang-kong-kra-sea-nam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MIDST

n.[contracted from middest, the superlative of mid. ] The middle.
There is nothing said or done in the midst of the play, which might not have been placed in the beginning.
The phrase, in the midst, often signifies involved in, surrounded or overwhelmed by, or in the thickest part, or in the depths of; as in the midst of afflictions, troubles or cares; in the midst of our contemplations; in the midst of the battle; in the midst of pagan darkness and error; in the midst of gospel light; in the midst of the ocean; in the midst of civil dissensions.
From the midst, from the middle, or from among. Deuteronomy 18:15.

 

MIDST

adv. In the middle. On earth, join all ye creatures to extol
Him first, Him last, Him midst, and without end.

 

MIDSTREAM

n.The middle of the stream.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MIDST

Midst, n. Etym: [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. ]

 

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. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him. Luke iv. 35.There is nothing. .. in the midst [of the play ] which might not have been placed in the beginning. Dryden.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Syn. -- Midst, Middle. 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.

 

MIDST

MIDST Midst, prep.

 

Defn: In the midst of; amidst. Shak.

 

MIDST

MIDST Midst, adv.

 

Defn: In the middle. [R.] Milton.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

midst

midst |midst, mitst mɪdst | ▶preposition archaic or literary in the middle of. ▶noun archaic the middle point or part. PHRASES in the midst of in the middle of: we were in the midst of a losing streak. in our (or your, their, etc. ) midst among us (or you or them ).ORIGIN late Middle English: from in middes ‘in the middle. ’

 

midstream

mid stream |ˈmidˈstrēm ˈmɪdˈˌstrim | ▶noun the middle of a stream or river: the ferry was moving out into midstream . ▶adjective Medicine (of urine ) passed in the middle part of an act of urinating. PHRASES in midstream (of an activity or process, esp. one that is interrupted ) partway through its course: our conversation was interrupted in midstream.

 

Oxford Dictionary

midst

midst |mɪdst | ▶preposition archaic or literary in the middle of. ▶noun the middle part or point: he left his flat in the midst of a rainstorm. PHRASES in our (or your, their, etc. ) midst among us (or you or them ).ORIGIN late Middle English: from in middes ‘in the middle ’.

 

midstream

mid |stream |mɪdˈstriːm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the middle of a stream or river: the ferry was moving out into midstream . ▶adjective Medicine (of urine ) passed in the middle part of an act of urinating. PHRASES in midstream part-way through the course of an activity, process, etc.: our conversation was interrupted in midstream.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

midst literary

midst literary noun in the midst of the confusion, one strong and sturdy voice broke through and was heard: middle, center, heart, core, midpoint, kernel, nub; depth (s ), thick; (in the midst of ) in the course of, halfway through, at the heart /core of. PHRASES in our midst there is a hero in our midst: among us, in our group, with us.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

midst

midst noun literary 1 the anecdote occurs in the midst of a digression: middle, centre, midpoint, halfway point, kernel, nub, focal point; interior, depth (s ), thick; in the course of, halfway through, at the heart of, at the core of. 2 a stranger in our midst : among us, between us, amid us, in our group, with us, surrounded by us, in the centre; heart, bosom, core.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

midst

midst /mɪdst, mɪtst /名詞 U ｟かたく 文 ｠真ん中 , 中心部 (center ); 中央 (の部分 [位置 ]); (進行などの )最中, さ中 (middle ).from [out of ] the m í dst of A Aの中から .in their [our, your ] m í dst ｟かたく ｠彼ら [我々, 君ら ]の中に [と一緒に ]▸ There is a traitor in our midst .我々の中に裏切り者がいる .in the m í dst of A 1 A 〈事 〉の最中 [真っただ中 ]に [の ].2 Aの中央に ; Aに囲まれて ▸ I found myself in the midst of a forest .気がつくと森のど真ん中にいた 前置詞 (!'midstともつづる ) ｟古 ｠＝amidst .

 

midstream

mid stream /-̀-́, -́-̀ /名詞 U 〖通例in ～〗(川 流れなどの )中ほど, 中間 ; (話など物事の )途中 .副詞 〖通例 動詞 の後で 〗途中で .