amount
gb/əmˈaʊnt/ us/əmˈaʊnt/
A2
Angličtina
~ 2400
mennyiség, összeg, kitesz, felér valamivel, jelent
PODSTATNÉ JMÉNO
A2
1
Vzorec užití:
the amount of [something]
The amount of sugar in this recipe is too high.
Ebben a receptben túl sok cukor van.
She was surprised by the amount of work required.
Meglepte, hogy mennyi munkára volt szükség.
We need to check the total amount before paying.
They donated a large amount to charity.
The amount of rainfall this year has been below average.
Učební příklady
The amount of water in the glass is small.
Kevés víz van a pohárban.
I know the amount of money in my bag.
Tudom, mennyi pénz van a táskámban.
The amount of food is enough for us.
Please tell me the amount of time we have.
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'amount' with 'number'. Use 'amount' for uncountable nouns and 'number' for countable nouns.
Význam
total quantity or number
Kolokace
large amount
|small amount
|total amount
|amount of money
|amount of time
Synonyma
quantity (More formal and general; can be used for countable and uncountable things.)
|
sum (Often used for money or numbers; slightly more formal.)
Antonyma
lack (Means the absence of something rather than a measurable total.)
Témata
daily life
|business
|mathematics
|core_vocabulary
Definice
How much or how many of something there is, in total.
The total quantity or number of something, often measured or counted.
SLOVESO
B1
2
Vzorec užití:
[something] amounts to [something]
His debts amount to over $10,000.
Az adósságai összesen több mint 10 000 dollárt tesznek ki.
That behavior amounts to cheating.
Ez a viselkedés gyakorlatilag csalást jelent.
The repairs will amount to a full renovation.
Their efforts amount to very little progress.
Učební příklady
The bill amounts to $20.
A számla összesen 20 dollárt tesz ki.
Her work amounts to helping many people.
A munkája gyakorlatilag sok ember megsegítését jelenti.
The damage amounts to a lot of money.
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes use 'amount to' incorrectly with countable nouns without 'number of'. As a verb, it usually takes an uncountable subject or an abstract idea.
Význam
to add up to a total
Kolokace
amounts to nothing
|amounts to fraud
|amounts to a crime
Synonyma
total (Focuses on the numerical sum rather than the effect.)
|
equal (Focuses on being the same in value or meaning.)
Antonyma
differ (Means not equal or not adding up to the same result.)
Témata
mathematics
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definice
To be equal to or have the same effect as something when added together.
To come to a total when added together, or to be equivalent to something in effect or meaning.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
amount
IPA
GB/əmˈaʊnt/
US/əmˈaʊnt/
Slabiky a přízvuk
amount (1 slabika)
Tvary slova
Noun
- Base: amount
- Plural: amounts
Verb
- Base: amount
- 3rd Person Singular: amounts
- Present Participle: amounting
- Past: amounted
Příbuzná slova
Forms
amounts
noun
amounting
verb
amounted
verb
Výrazy
amount to nothing
1/əmˈaʊnt tə nˈʌθɪŋ/
idiom
to end without success or value
To fail completely or have no value in the end.
Příklady
- All our plans amounted to nothing.
- His threats amounted to nothing in the end.
any amount of
1/ˈɛni əmˈaʊnt əv/
fixed phrase
a lot, often unspecified
An unspecified quantity, often large, of something.
Příklady
- He has any amount of energy.
- There’s any amount of help available if you ask.
no amount of
1/nˈoʊ əmˈaʊnt əv/
fixed phrase
nothing can change it
Used to say that even a large quantity of something will not change a situation.
Příklady
- No amount of money can bring him back.
- No amount of hard work will fix this mistake.