amount

/ə-ˈmau̇nt/

Middle English amounten "to mount (a horse), increase, (of a sum, period of time) add up (to), come (to), be worth, be equal (to)," borrowed from Anglo-French amunter, amounter (continental Old French amonter) "to rise, increase, be worth, add up (to)," derivative of amunt, amount (continental Old French amont) "above, upward," univerbation of the adverbial phrase a mont "upward," literally "to the mountain," from a "to" (going back to Latin ad) + mont "mountain," going back to Latin mont-, mons

verb

  1. to be the same in meaning or effect as

  2. to reach in kind or quality : to turn out to be

  3. to reach a total : add, up

acts that amount to treason

wanted her son to {phrase}amount to something{/phrase} {gloss}=to be successful{/gloss}

noun

  1. the total number or quantity : aggregate

  2. the quantity at hand or under consideration

  3. the whole effect, significance, or import

trying to figure the amount of time it will take

has an enormous amount of energy

idiom

  1. to turn out to be (something or someone important, impressive, etc.)

I don't think he'll ever amount to anything.