amount to
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Add up, develop into, as in Even though she's careful with her money, her savings don't amount to much , or All parents hope that their children will amount to something . [Mid-1500s]
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Be equivalent to, as in Twenty persons won't amount to a good turnout . [Late 1300s] Also see amount to the same thing .
Example Sentences
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It is not clear what any discussions between the parties could ultimately amount to.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Nepal estimates the reconstruction bill after deadly floods sparked by a glacial mountain collapse last month will amount to $4.78 billion, the foreign ministry said on Friday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The company alleges total damages to Lineage will amount to more than $1 billion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Herzen’s character sketches and aperçus amount to an intellectual and political history of Russia and Western Europe in the first two-thirds of the 19th century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Grandpa left the same amount to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of Cold Sassy “in honor of my beloved wife, Love Simpson Blakeslee.”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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