'AMOUNT TO' Phrasal Verb

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Definition of Amount to phrasal verb

Amount to

1. Total
   (Inseparable | International English)
   
   » Example: Their rent bills AMOUNTED TO ten thousand a year.
2. Be successful, achieve much- though used in a negative sense
   (Inseparable | International English)
   
   » Example: She is lazy, doesn't try hard and will not AMOUNT TO much in life.