Spanish Conversation · Level 3
87 words
Spanish word
entre
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈentɾe/
Meaning
- prepositionamong
Example
Entre todos los estudiantes, Ana es la más aplicada.
Among all the students, Ana is the most studious.
More examples
Se dividieron las ganancias entre los socios.
The profits were divided among the partners.
Core concept
An item placed in the middle of a group.
Common phrases
entre vecinos
among neighbors
entre compañeros
among companions
entre la familia
among the family
Similar words
en: Indicates presence inside a place, area, or span of time.
dentro de: Located inside the boundaries of an enclosed space or container.
en medio de: Occupies the center or exact middle of objects, space, or a gathering.
Definition in Spanish
Indica que algo está dentro de un grupo o en la posición intermedia entre dos o más elementos.
Word origin
From Latin inter "between", Spanish entre retains the sense of being inside or between elements.
Usage tips
- Spanish entre covers both two-way and many-way relations, so entre A y B and entre los amigos are both natural and no separate word is needed.
Other meanings
- betweenpreposition
Opposites
- fuera deoutsidepreposition
Related words
- entretenerentertainverb
- entretenimientoentertainmentnoun
- entrometerinterfereverb