amass

American  

[uh-mas] / əˈmæs /

verb (used with object)

• amasses,
  present (3rd person singular)
• amassed,
  past participle,  past
• amassing
  present participle

1. to gather for oneself; collect as one's own.

   to amass a huge amount of money.

   Synonyms:

   accumulate

2. to collect into a mass or pile; gather.

   He amassed his papers for his memoirs.

   Synonyms:

   aggregate, assemble

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verb (used without object)

• amasses,
  present (3rd person singular)
• amassed,
  past participle,  past
• amassing
  present participle

1. to come together; assemble.

   crowds amassing for the parade.

amass British  

/ əˈmæs /

verb

1. (tr) to accumulate or collect (esp riches, etc)

2. to gather in a heap; bring together

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• amasser
  noun
• amassment
  noun
• reamassment
  noun
• reamass
  verb (used with object)
• amassable
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Participles

• amassing
  present
• amassed
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• amass
  simple
• amasses
  simple
• have amassed
  perfect
• has amassed
  perfect
• am amassing
  progressive
• are amassing
  progressive
• is amassing
  progressive
• have been amassing
  perfect progressive
• has been amassing
  perfect progressive

Past

• amassed
  simple
• had amassed
  perfect
• was amassing
  progressive
• were amassing
  progressive
• had been amassing
  perfect progressive

Future

• will amass
  simple
• will have amassed
  perfect
• will be amassing
  progressive
• will have been amassing
  perfect progressive

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Etymology

Origin of amass

First recorded in 1475–85; from French amasser, equivalent to a- a- ⁵ ( def. ) + masse mass ( def. ) + -er, infinitive suffix

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Explanation

Amass means bring together or assemble. It can be a real shock to enter a room and see your amassed friends shouting "Surprise!" Although the word amass should not be confused with "a mass," as in the thing you never want to hear has been found on your lung, they both derive from the Latin massa "lump." When you think about it, this makes sense. Whether soldiers or cancer cells, things that come together to form a whole — in this case, a tumor or an army — are amassed.

Example Sentences

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This aggressive discounting helped Jio rapidly amass some 553 million mobile subscribers by 2026.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Bernstein expects the Warner Bros. film and TV studios to amass $11.7 billion in revenue, driven by strong titles including the sequel to “Minecraft” and a new “Lord of the Rings” movie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

He inflated Navatek’s payroll to amass loans of $13 million, according to a federal indictment.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Nvidia is helping amass hundreds of billions of dollars of financing for AI infrastructure.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

We discovered that if we waited until we were prepared to go, we would never leave, we would never amass enough money to see us through.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

Our critic noted that “the exhibition amasses a remarkable range of portable abstract objects.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

William amasses a mighty army to fight Harold for the crown, and the two sides meet at the Battle of Hastings.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Wide receiver Makai Lemon has a standout game for USC, which amasses 517 total yards of offense in a 45-31 victory over Michigan State to move to 4-0.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025

Paul Bannick, who has written two books about woodpeckers, said the acorn woodpecker, a species common on the West Coast, often amasses thousands of the nuts for winter.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 7, 2023

Maybe if she amasses $4,000, her brother Marco will help her invest it in Honduras.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

This is Vantara: billed as the world's biggest animal rescue centre, but also the target of persistent criticism over how it amassed an unprecedented collection, including critically endangered animals.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

But they couldn’t keep up with the daily payments, and amassed significant penalties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Set in the fictional world of Prythian, the series has amassed millions of fans across the world.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

"The scientific community has amassed lots of paleoclimate records over recent decades, but it's remained a challenge to directly link these records to future projections, since there is uncertainty at both ends," said Fu.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

Then, just past a major intersection, I see scores of cars and tents amassed around a Target.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

After rushing for a touchdown and amassing 125 yards receiving in the Rams’ comeback victory over the Eagles, Nacua said he hoped there would be Philly cheesesteaks on the team plane.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

On Sunday, Bloomberg reported that Mark Fischbach, a filmmaker and YouTube personality with nearly 40 million subscribers, had become the GoPro’s biggest shareholder after amassing an 8.5% stake in the company.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Some experts have warned that amassing too much space junk around Earth could lead to a dangerous chain reaction of collisions known as the "Kessler syndrome."

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

The Hollywood Reporter said, external a lower-quality version appeared on X on Sunday, and was removed two hours later after amassing almost 50,000 views.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

I was beyond fury at this little creature, who had spoiled my chances at amassing a fortune of pink clay.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

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