amount
noun
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
have amounted
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present perfectof amount.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Faculty complaints have amounted to nothing and the school is vindicated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Talks between Havana and Washington appear to have amounted to little.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
In March, the company said it expected revenue of $11.35 billion to $11.5 billion, which would have amounted to modest sales growth.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
But whatever Eliza’s husbandry, and however many trees survived, they took several years to bear fruit, and the first crop might have amounted to a massive 16 oranges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2024
“I do wonder what a boy of your intelligence might have amounted to under different circumstances.”
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
