"amount" meaning in English

See amount in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /eˈmaʊnt/ Audio: en-us-amount.ogg [US] Forms: amount [singular], amounts [plural]
enPR: /ə.mount'/ Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A total of things; a measure of how much.
    Sense id: simple-amount-en-noun-5UrMRyg2
  2. The full effect or value.
    Sense id: simple-amount-en-noun-J6b3bQjj

Verb

IPA: /eˈmaʊnt/ Audio: en-us-amount.ogg [US] Forms: amount [canonical], amounts [third-person, singular], amounted [past], amounted [past, participle], amounting [present, participle]
enPR: /ə.mount'/ Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To add.
    Sense id: simple-amount-en-verb-qBTj3jWP Categories (other): Verbs
  2. To develop into; to become.
    Sense id: simple-amount-en-verb-ul5PerZN
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        {
          "text": "Pour a small amount of water into the dish."
        }
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        {
          "text": "What will your life amount to? Will you become successful?"
        }
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        {
          "text": "Pour a small amount of water into the dish."
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        "A total of things; a measure of how much."
      ]
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    }
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    },
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          "text": "What will your life amount to? Will you become successful?"
        }
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        "To develop into; to become."
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