amount to

/əˈmaʊnt tuː/

to be equivalent to or add up to

The total amount of money raised amounted to $10,000.

The total amount of money raised was equivalent to $10,000.

formalinformal

To be equivalent to or add up to a certain quantity, value, or significance

His contributions to the project amounted to a significant portion of the final result.

His contributions were a significant part of the final result.

The evidence amounted to a clear case of negligence.

The evidence clearly showed negligence.

Often used to summarize or quantify the effect or value of something.

Collocations

amount to nothingto have no value or significanceamount to a lotto be very important or significant

to total or sum to a certain quantity

to reach a certain total or conclusion

Use 'amount to' when referring to the total or equivalent value of something, especially in formal or quantitative contexts.

'Amount to' is typically followed by a noun phrase or a clause that describes the total or equivalent value.

From Middle English 'amounte to', meaning to be equal in value or quantity.

This phrase is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts to describe the total or equivalent value of something.

amount

quantity or value

root

indicates equivalence or summation

preposition

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