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to mount

to mount

60 3.0
To get on an animal or bike to ride
  • verb
  • /maʊnt/
: montar
  • Mount up!
  • mount a horse
  • mounted soldiers
  • mounted troops

Examples

Synonyms

to get on
vsto mount
182 1.0

Climb onto a horse or bike

is a broader expression for getting onto something to travel
to jump on
vsto mount
141 1.8

To get quickly onto the back of something like a horse or bike

normally implies getting onto to ride rather than sudden forceful movement
to hop on
vsto mount
  • Informal
90 2.7

To get onto something like a horse, bike, or bus quickly and lightly

is the term for getting onto to ride not just quick jumps
to climb on
vsto mount
68 2.0

To get up onto the back or top of something, especially an animal

focuses on getting onto for riding rather than only reaching a surface
to mount up
vsto mount
11 4.0

To get onto the back of an animal like a horse to ride it

is the common term for getting onto to ride or travel
to bestride
vsto mount
1 8.8

To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something like a horse

focuses on getting onto for riding rather than a wide-legged posture

Antonyms

20 4.5

To get off a horse, bicycle, or vehicle

Phrasal Verbs

11 4.0

To get onto the back of an animal like a horse to ride it

To start a planned set of actions to achieve a goal

Attach a camera firmly to a stand or other support

Compounds

27 2.3

The highest mountain in the world on the border between Nepal and China, rising about 8,848 meters

A group of four people seen as the most important in a field

Mount Olympus
  • Literature
11 4.6

The highest mountain in Greece that ancient Greeks thought was the home of the Greek gods

Sermon on the Mount
  • Literature
7 6.2

A long talk by Jesus that gives key moral teachings in the Bible books Matthew and Luke

The highest mountain in Africa, in northeastern Tanzania, that rises to 5,895 meters

A volcano near Naples in southern Italy famous for its AD 79 eruption that buried Pompeii and Herculaneum

A tall mountain in south-central Alaska that is the highest peak in North America

3 4.1

A mountain in southern Sinai that people believe is where Moses received the Ten Commandments

2 2.2

A sleeping volcano in central Honshu, Japan, that is the country's highest peak

An active volcano in western Washington known for its 1980 eruption

2 6.3

A mountain ridge by the Mediterranean Sea in northern Israel with important biblical history

1 7.3

A hill in Jerusalem with ancient sacred sites often used to mean the city

1 7.8

A piece of land in the northeast of Greece with many Greek Orthodox monasteries

A national park in Washington state with a high volcano, glaciers, and mountain lakes

A mountain in South Dakota with the carved faces of four US presidents

A modern speech or document treated as a complete moral guide

Mount Parnassus
  • Literature
1 8.2

A mountain in central Greece linked with poetry, music and artistic inspiration

1 3.5

A high mountain in southwest Washington in the Cascade Range

Mount Tacoma
  • Archaic
1 7.9

An old name for Mount Rainier, a high mountain in Washington State

Mount Pisgah
  • Literature
1 8.5

A mountain in Jordan where Moses saw the Promised Land, also used as the name for hills and parks

The highest mountain in Mexico, an inactive volcano between Mexico City and Veracruz

A nickname for the United States state South Dakota

Former official name of Tajikistan's highest peak, now called Ismoil Somoni Peak

Mount Cook lily
  • New Zealand
8.6

A New Zealand plant with large white flowers that comes back each year in mountains

The second highest mountain in the world on the border of Pakistan and China, called K2

Mount Rainier
  • Specialized
7.2

A system that lets computers write files to writable CDs in the background and fix bad parts on the disc

A Roman Catholic religious group that dates from the 1100s and is devoted to the Virgin Mary and prayer

How Difficult

to hoist
68 4.7
to clamber
17 5.6
to climb on
68 2.0
to mount
60 3.0
to get on
182 1.0

Surface Forms

mount infinitive
mounted past
mounted past participle
mounting present participle
mounts third person singular

Etymology

Mount meaning 'to get up on' comes from Old French monter which means 'to climb' or 'get on'. That is why you 'mount' a horse or bike when you climb up to ride it.