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

What, then, did that sacrifice ultimately amount to?

From The Wall Street Journal

This all sounds very experimental as befitting the James Joyce of Portugal, but does it amount to more than a literary leg-pull?

From Los Angeles Times

Though his acidic sense of humour -- criticised as condescending by some -- is evident throughout, Parr's 180 photographs also amount to a portrait of human folly and environmental destruction.

From Barron's

"The UK has got a huge amount to offer," he said in a short speech at the UK-China Business Forum at the Bank of China.

From Barron's

"We warmly engaged and made some real progress, actually, because the UK has got a huge amount to offer," he told a meeting of the UK-China Business Forum at the Bank of China in Beijing.

From BBC

Related Words

• come to
• consist of
• equal
• total