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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]
Be equivalent to, as in Twenty persons won't amount to a good turnout. [Late 1300s] Also see amount to the same thing.
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How to use amount to in a sentence
That amount to-day would scarcely build a coal shed for each of three new normal schools!
On the Firing Line in Education|Adoniram Judson Ladd"You won't get me to loosen my tongue for that amount to-day; you may bet your boots on that," answered the lad insolently.
Caught In The Net|Emile Gaboriau