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to amount

251 3.4
To add up to a certain total or result
  • verb
  • /əˈmaʊnt/
translation icon : ascender a
  • At the end of the year, his savings amounted to a considerable sum.
  • amount to 80 percent
  • amount to 1 million
  • amount to less money

It's, yeah, psychological harm amounting to at least serious distress.

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Examples

  • But it won't amount to much.

    Paths of Glory (1957)

  • The Lebanese political system amounts to nothing more than a small bourgeoisie and sectarian groups.

    Academic text (2011)

  • I never thought I was gonna amount to much.

    Barnyard (2006)

  • He'll never amount to anything.

    Wuthering Heights (1970)

  • That would amount to a much greater sum.

    The Maltese Falcon (1941)

  • Is it baloney or does it amount to anything?

    Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)

  • The populations of Algeria and Morocco together amount to another 57 million.

    Academic text (1999)

  • In 1981, total claims per enrollee amounted to approximately $2000; by 2007, the amount was $7793.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The total expenses this month will amount to over $500.

  • The changes in the budget will amount to significant savings for the city.

Synonyms

to make
vsto amount
489 2.8

To add amounts to reach a total

focuses on adding up or equaling a value, not on estimating
to come to
vsto amount
276 2.9

Add up to a certain total

can also mean being equal in effect or result rather than only numeric total
to amount to
vsto amount
229 3.1

Be the same as something, often a bad result

is used for totals or equality, not only for consequences
to add up
vsto amount
118 1.0

Find the total of several numbers

can also mean being equal to a particular value or outcome
to total
vsto amount
65 1.0

To add numbers together to find the whole amount

is broader, also meaning to be equal to an effect or result
to number
vsto amount
39 1.0

To count or include an item in a total

focuses on adding up to or equaling a value rather than just counting
to sum up
vsto amount
1 2.1

Add several numbers to find the total

includes equality to an effect or result beyond simple numerical totals
to tot up
vsto amount
  • UK
5.1

To add a group of numbers to find the total

is the broader verb also meaning to equal a particular result or value

Phrasal Verbs

to amount to
229 3.1

Be the same as something, often a bad result

Compounds

amount of money
245 1.1

The total money people use, need, or have for a certain purpose

face-amount certificate company
  • Formal
9.9

A company that sells certificates and promises to pay a fixed amount on a set date

measly amount
  • Informal
5.1

A very small amount that is not enough

Surface Forms

amount infinitive
amounted past
amounted past participle
amounting present participle
amounts third person singular

Etymology

As a verb, amount also comes from the old French amonter, which meant 'to rise to' or 'come up'. So when something 'amounts to' a value or effect, it 'adds up' or 'reaches' that result.