amount to

Idioms  

1. 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]

2. 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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Example Sentences

A top UN official has warned that these amount to "gradual, de facto annexation."

From BBC

Among them was an additional 25-cent-per-share “ticking fee” for every quarter Paramount’s bid failed to close past Dec. 31, 2026, which could amount to an additional $650 million for each quarter.

From MarketWatch

A virtual reality HR seminar is hosted by “a computerized amalgamation of all five personalities of the Rat Pack,” an immersive Autoverse, in which actors create situations that somehow amount to a driving test.

From Los Angeles Times

The NGOs also accuse TotalEnergies of not including within its vigilance requirements the "indirect emissions" produced by its end customers burning its products, which amount to 342 million tonnes of CO2 per year.

From Barron's

Acting on them before they are visible in sustained data would amount to a policy bet.

From Barron's

Related Words

• come to
• consist of
• equal
• total