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 local victories may not amount to a wider win for the Ukrainians, especially in Donetsk.
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David Axe, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
That was followed by JetBlue, which canceled just 548 flights, but which amounted to 1.21 percent of its schedule; and United Airlines, which canceled 1,497 flights, amounting to 1.27 percent of its schedule.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2024
The figures represent a stunning comeback for an industry that, because of the pandemic, recorded three consecutive years of losses between 2020 and 2022, amounting to almost $187 billion.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Lawyers for Riggs said the protest amounted to a ludicrous request for a do-over.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
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David Axe, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
That was followed by JetBlue, which canceled just 548 flights, but which amounted to 1.21 percent of its schedule; and United Airlines, which canceled 1,497 flights, amounting to 1.27 percent of its schedule.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2024
The figures represent a stunning comeback for an industry that, because of the pandemic, recorded three consecutive years of losses between 2020 and 2022, amounting to almost $187 billion.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Lawyers for Riggs said the protest amounted to a ludicrous request for a do-over.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Amount to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amount%20to. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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