| Main Entry: | amount |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | equal, add up to |
Synonyms: |
aggregate, approach, approximate, be equivalent to, be tantamount to, become, check with, come to, correspond, develop into, effect, extend, grow, match, mean, number, purport, reach, rival, sum, tally, total, touch |
| Notes: | use 'amount' with things that cannot be counted but 'number' with things that can be counted number is regularly used with count nouns, while amount is mainly used with mass nouns: number of mistakes, amount of money |
| Main Entry: | become |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | evolve into |
Synonyms: |
alter to, assume form of, be converted to, be reduced to, be reformed, be remodeled, be transformed into, change into, come, come to be, convert, develop into, emerge as, eventually be, grow into, incline, mature, metamorphose, pass into, ripen into, shift, turn into, turn out, wax |
| Main Entry: | get |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to be |
Synonyms: |
achieve, attain, become, come over, develop into, effect, go, grow, realize, run, turn, wax |
| Main Entry: | amount to |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | add up to |
Synonyms: |
be equal to, check with, come to, consist of, develop into, equal, measure up, total, total up to |
Antonyms: |
differ, disproportion, imbalance |