mount
verb (used with object)
have mounted
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present perfectof mount.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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According to Dalal, even though losses at privately held companies have mounted, the performance of publicly traded, CEO-run Tata companies has been strong.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Cost pressures that have mounted since the start of the Iran conflict, though so far consumers have mainly faced the fallout in higher costs at gasoline stations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
The capital raising has diluted investors as EV headwinds have mounted.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
“The lending data and Nationwide survey could “show a softening in housing market conditions, as affordability concerns may have mounted ahead of Wednesday’s budget, dampening demand,” Investec economist Lottie Gosling said in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
Perhaps at that moment I could have mounted the pulpit and led them all; perhaps that was to be my greatest moment of triumph!
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
