amound
/əˈmaʊnd/
amound verb: to accumulate, to mound up, to amount.
Verb
amound (third-person singular simple present amounds, present participle amounding, simple past and past participle amounded)
- To accumulate, to mound up, to amount.
- CRUFT: that which magically amounds in the Clubroom just before you walk in to clean up. In other words, rubbage.1959, Peter Samson, AN ABRIDGED DICTIONARY of the TMRC LANGUAGE June 1959 (with 2005 commentary)
- Synonyms:
- accumulate, amass
Synonyms of amound
Forms of amound
| third-person singular present | amounds |
|---|---|
| present participle | amounding |
| past participle | amounded |
| past | amounded |
Origin of amound
From a- + mound, compare amass; possibly influenced by amount.
Questions about amound
- What does amound mean?
- Amound means to accumulate, to mound up, to amount.
- What part of speech is amound?
- Amound is a verb.
- How do you pronounce amound?
- Amound is pronounced /əˈmaʊnd/.
- What is the past tense of amound?
- The past tense of amound is amounded.
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