mount

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈmaʊnt/ UK /maʊnt/ See IPA manual

Freq #3992

Meanings

1

verb
To get up onto something, especially a horse or bicycle.

She mounted her horse and rode away.
2

verb
To fix or attach something onto a wall, support or backing.

They mounted the television on the living room wall.
3

verb
To organize and begin an activity or event.

The group mounted a campaign against the new law.
4

verb
To gradually increase in amount or intensity.

As the deadline approached, the pressure began to mount.
5

noun
A support or frame that holds something in place.

The diamond was held in a plain gold mount.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to get up onto something,... climb onget on

3 verb · to organize and begin an... launch

4 verb · to gradually increase in... rise build

5 noun · a support or frame that... setting

Opposites

demountdismountunmount

Word family

Forms mountedmountingmountsunmounted

Derived forms automountcovermountflatmountheadmountmarchmountmicromountmismountmontuousmountablemountbattenmountboardmountcastle

Related forms amount mont mountain paramount surmount

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Phrases (1)

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mount an attack
organise and begin an attack

Verb + noun

Etymology

From Middle English mount, munt, from Old English munt, from Latin mōns (“a hill, mountain”), from a root seen also in ēmineō (“to project, to protrude”) (English eminent). Doublet of mons. Not related to mound.

*men- Proto-Indo-European mount Middle English munt Old English mōns Latin

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# mount

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈmaʊnt/
**IPA (UK):** /maʊnt/
**Frequency rank:** 3992

## Meanings
1. To get up onto something, especially a horse or bicycle.
2. To fix or attach something onto a wall, support or backing.
3. To organize and begin an activity or event.
4. To gradually increase in amount or intensity.
5. A support or frame that holds something in place.

## Examples
- She mounted her horse and rode away.
- They mounted the television on the living room wall.
- The group mounted a campaign against the new law.
- As the deadline approached, the pressure began to mount.
- The diamond was held in a plain gold mount.

## Antonyms
- demount
- dismount
- unmount

## Derived Forms
- automount
- covermount
- flatmount
- headmount
- marchmount
- micromount
- mismount
- montuous
- mountable
- mountbatten
- mountboard
- mountcastle

## Related Forms
- amount
- mont
- mountain
- paramount
- surmount

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *men-
- Root: mount
- Root: munt
- Root: mōns

## Etymology
From Middle English mount, munt, from Old English munt, from Latin mōns (“a hill, mountain”), from a root seen also in ēmineō (“to project, to protrude”) (English eminent). Doublet of mons. Not related to mound.

## AI Etymology
Mount comes from Middle English mount, munt, from Old English munt, from Latin mōns (“a hill, mountain”), from a root seen also in ēmineō (“to project, to protrude”) (English eminent). Doublet of mons. Not related to mound. In present-day English its meanings include to get up onto something, especially a horse or bicycle, to fix or attach something onto a wall, support or backing, and to organize and begin an activity or event. The historical chain runs through *men- (Proto-Indo-European), mount (Middle English), munt (Old English), and mōns (Latin). Related and derived forms include amount, mont, mountain, and automount.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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