​. (used especially with uncountable nouns) a quantity of something. I was amazed at the amount he could eat. Mix the colours in equal amounts. amount of ...

used for saying that something will have no effect No amount of encouragement would make him jump into the pool.

amount noun · amount to · amount to something · no amount of something · any amount of something.

amount, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.

Definition of amount verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and ...

to add up to something; to make something as a total. His earnings are said to amount to £300 000 per annum. They gave me some help in the beginning but it ...

amount, v. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.

1to add up to something; to make something as a total His earnings are said to amount to $300,000 a year. They gave me some help in the beginning but it did ...

quantity ; [countable, uncountable] an amount or a number of something. quantity of something a large/small quantity of something ; [uncountable] the measurement ...

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