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- [mount]
- /maʊnt/
- /maʊnt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mount]
- /maʊnt/
Definitions of mount word
- verb with object mount to go up; climb; ascend: to mount stairs. 1
- verb with object mount to get up on (a platform, a horse, etc.). 1
- verb with object mount to set or place at an elevation: to mount a house on stilts. 1
- verb with object mount to furnish with a horse or other animal for riding. 1
- verb with object mount to set or place (a person) on horseback. 1
- verb with object mount to organize, as an army. 1
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Origin of mount
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English mounten < Old French munter, monter < Vulgar Latin *montāre, derivative of Latin mont- (stem of mōns) mount2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Mount
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mount popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mount usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mount
verb mount
- rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- soar — to fly upward, as a bird.
- arise — If a situation or problem arises, it begins to exist or people start to become aware of it.
- scale — a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
- ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
Antonyms for mount
verb mount
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- lessen — to become less.
- alight — If something is alight, it is burning.
- dismount — to get off or alight from a horse, bicycle, etc.
- slump — to drop or fall heavily; collapse: Suddenly she slumped to the floor.
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