amount
noun
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
amounted
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past participleof amount.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof amount.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
amountnounthe sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
Example Sentences
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Months of negotiations between the US and Iran have not amounted to lasting peace, and there's little sign of a further diplomatic settlement on the horizon.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
This amounted to a giant tax on the companies—many of which don’t operate in New York—their customers and shareholders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Yet inside “Always” you can still hear traces of what amounted to a messy workplace dispute.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Current remaining performance obligations, or the value of signed contracts expected to convert into revenue within the next 12 months, amounted to $33.5 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Some Americans even claimed that these taxes and the way the colonists were treated amounted to a form of slavery.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
