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

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.

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mounted British  

/ ˈmaʊntɪd /

adjective

1. equipped with or riding horses

   mounted police

2. provided with a support, backing, etc

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Other Word Forms

• unmounted
  adjective
• well-mounted
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of mounted

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

Example Sentences

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

Related Words

• seated