"amound" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /əˈmaʊnd/ Forms: amounds [present, singular, third-person], amounding [participle, present], amounded [participle, past], amounded [past]
Etymology: a- + mound, compare amass; possibly influenced by amount. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|a|mound}} a- + mound, {{m|en|amass}} amass, {{m|en|amount}} amount Head templates: {{en-verb}} amound (third-person singular simple present amounds, present participle amounding, simple past and past participle amounded)
  1. (rare, intransitive) To accumulate, to mound up, to amount. Tags: intransitive, rare Synonyms: accumulate, amass
    Sense id: en-amound-en-verb-veKcmgBt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with a-

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