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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While the court battle proceeds, California policymakers insist the state’s goals to transition to EVs will continue and say the recent quarterly numbers amount to a blip.
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
But the way the wolves attack the cattle amounts to torture, the pair said.
—Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Critics have said the ad blitz amounts to a glorification of whiteness and a dog whistle for racist ideologies.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Earlier this week, the Senate Appropriations Committee also declined to include any new funding in the upcoming fiscal budget — effectively amounting to a full defunding of public media.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
But the way the wolves attack the cattle amounts to torture, the pair said.
—Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Critics have said the ad blitz amounts to a glorification of whiteness and a dog whistle for racist ideologies.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Earlier this week, the Senate Appropriations Committee also declined to include any new funding in the upcoming fiscal budget — effectively amounting to a full defunding of public media.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Amount to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amount%20to. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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