amount
gb/əmˈaʊnt/ us/əmˈaʊnt/
A2
Anglais
~ 2400
mennyiség, összeg, kitesz, felér valamivel, jelent
NOM
A2
1
Schéma d’usage :
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.
Exemples pédagogiques
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.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'amount' with 'number'. Use 'amount' for uncountable nouns and 'number' for countable nouns.
Sens
total quantity or number
Collocations
large amount
|small amount
|total amount
|amount of money
|amount of time
Synonymes
quantity (More formal and general; can be used for countable and uncountable things.)
|
sum (Often used for money or numbers; slightly more formal.)
Antonymes
lack (Means the absence of something rather than a measurable total.)
Thèmes
daily life
|business
|mathematics
|core_vocabulary
Définition
How much or how many of something there is, in total.
The total quantity or number of something, often measured or counted.
VERBE
B1
2
Schéma d’usage :
[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.
Exemples pédagogiques
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.
Erreur fréquente :
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.
Sens
to add up to a total
Collocations
amounts to nothing
|amounts to fraud
|amounts to a crime
Synonymes
total (Focuses on the numerical sum rather than the effect.)
|
equal (Focuses on being the same in value or meaning.)
Antonymes
differ (Means not equal or not adding up to the same result.)
Thèmes
mathematics
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Définition
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.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
amount
API
GB/əmˈaʊnt/
US/əmˈaʊnt/
Syllabes et accentuation
amount (1 syllabe)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: amount
- Plural: amounts
Verb
- Base: amount
- 3rd Person Singular: amounts
- Present Participle: amounting
- Past: amounted
Famille de mots
Forms
amounts
noun
amounting
verb
amounted
verb
Expressions
amount to nothing
1/əmˈaʊnt tə nˈʌθɪŋ/
idiom
to end without success or value
To fail completely or have no value in the end.
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples
- No amount of money can bring him back.
- No amount of hard work will fix this mistake.