amount to
phrasal verb
amounted to; amounting to; amounts to
1
: to produce (a total) when added together
The bill amounted to 10 dollars.
The number of people taking part amounted to no more than a few hundred.
2
: to be the same in meaning or effect as (something)
acts that amount to treason
Anything less than total victory would amount to failure/failing.
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But will they actually be enacted, given that doing so would amount to an admission of wrongdoing?
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Todd Martens, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Is the individual production amounting to winning basketball?
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Nov. 2025
History buff or not, Gonzales offers a surprising amount to explore.
—Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2025
But will they actually be enacted, given that doing so would amount to an admission of wrongdoing?
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for amount to
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“Amount to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amount%20to. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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