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- [uh-mas]
- /əˈmæs/
- /əˈmæs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-mas]
- /əˈmæs/
Definitions of amassing word
- verb with object amassing to gather for oneself; collect as one's own: to amass a huge amount of money. 1
- verb with object amassing to collect into a mass or pile; gather: He amassed his papers for his memoirs. 1
- verb without object amassing to come together; assemble: crowds amassing for the parade. 1
- noun amassing Present participle of amass. 1
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Origin of amassing
First appearance:
before 1475 One of the 25% oldest English words
1475-85; < French amasser, equivalent to a- a-5 + masse mass + -er infinitive suffix
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Parts of speech for Amassing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
amassing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
amassing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for amassing
noun amassing
- intensification — to make intense or more intense.
- caboodle — a lot, bunch, or group (esp in the phrases the whole caboodle, the whole kit and caboodle)
- mobilisation — The act of mobilising.
- accumulation — An accumulation of something is a large number of things which have been collected together or acquired over a period of time.
- amassment — the act of amassing
adjective amassing
- accumulative — If something is accumulative, it becomes greater in amount, number, or intensity over a period of time.
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