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• past participle of mount.
• past tense form 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

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mounted

Tata Group stocks first soared and then crashed as the tensions mounted, reflecting hope and uncertainty about leadership and business continuity amid several high-stakes but loss-making bets by Chandrasekharan in sectors like semiconductors and airlines.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Police have imposed a lockdown in Kempton Park in the Ekurhuleni municipality and officers mounted roadblocks after three of the bodies were found this week.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

A grand prize of $10,000 and a mounted catfish trophy were at stake.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Oil futures surged $4.44, or 4.4% to $105.83 a barrel as concerns mounted about the ability of one of the world’s largest exporters, Saudi Arabia, to get its crude to market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

In December, they mounted another offensive and regained much of the ground lost earlier in the year.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

Related Words

• seated