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  • past tense form of mount.
  • past participle of mount.
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mounted

American  
[moun-tid] / ˈmaʊn tɪd /

adjective

  1. seated or riding on a horse or other animal.

    Antonyms:
    afoot
  2. serving on horseback or on some special mount, as soldiers or police.

  3. Military. (formerly) permanently equipped with horses or vehicles for transport.

  4. having or set in a mounting.

    mounted gems.

  5. put into position for use, as guns.


mounted British  
/ ˈmaʊntɪd /

adjective

  1. equipped with or riding horses

    mounted police

  2. provided with a support, backing, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of mounted

First recorded in 1575–85; mount 1 + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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Even as rescue efforts continued, public anger has mounted in some areas.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

Amid the hum of Woodcat Coffee in Echo Park, Azniv Korkejian pauses in front of a wall of family photographs mounted on faded construction paper and tucked into repurposed frames.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

Criticism mounted quickly after the team's last match with South Africa on Thursday, which South Korea lost 1-0.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

They are mounted on sleds and fired down a track to make sure they remain structurally sound when subjected to 16 times the force of gravity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

Jake turned up the volume for the video monitor mounted on the cinder-block wall.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

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