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'AMOUNT TO' Phrasal Verb

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.

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