mount

[US]/maʊnt/
[UK]/maʊnt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. ascend; ride on
vi. increase; rise
vt. perform; attack
n. peak to ride on.

Phrases & Collocations

mountain climbing

mountain range

mountaintop

mountain peak

mount everest

surface mount

mount up

mount qomolangma

mount fuji

engine mount

mount olympus

mount rushmore

rubber mount

lens mount

Example Sentences

mount a horse; mount a platform.

an excursion to Mount Etna.

mount an engine in a car.

a mounting for a gem.

mount stamps in an album; mount a specimen on a slide.

a view of Hobart with Mount Wellington beyond.

the dispersal of the crowd by mounted police.

Mount Pinatubo began erupting in June.

a wall-mounted electric heater.

her curiosity was mounting hourly.

he mounted the stairs.

she was mounted on a white horse.

Real-world Examples

He mounted the bicycle and rode away.

Source: Liu Yi Breakthrough English Vocabulary 3000

All they know is that the attacks are mounting, and they are scared.

Source: VOA Standard English - Middle East

The insurance industry has certainly noticed, the losses have been mounting up.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) February 2016 Collection

And Mrs. Tarleton so kindly lent me Nellie, so I am well mounted.

Source: Gone with the Wind

And all the prefabricated modules will begin to be mounted roughly 20 miles lower.

Source: Mysteries of the Universe

She had a clipper bow, and on her foredeck was mounted a three-inch cannon.

Source: Stuart Little

Go to it, Ned, Commander Farragut replied. Engineer, he called, keep the pressure mounting!

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

The beautiful gray animal stood as if waiting for his master to mount him.

Source: American Elementary School English 4

We swore an oath to mount a vigorous defense, and, yes, that includes winning.

Source: The Good Place Season 2

The ships waiting to pass have now reached 150 as losses to global shipping mounted.

Source: VOA Daily Standard March 2021 Collection

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