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mountto climb up or get on top of something

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to climb up or get on top of something

Pronunciation (IPA): /maʊnt/

Korean meaning: 오르다, 올라타다

Korean pronunciation: **마**운트

Example Sentences

  • My dog tried to mount the couch but was too short.
  • The protesters mounted a peaceful demonstration.
  • She mounted the bicycle and immediately fell off.

mount

VERB

//maʊnt//

to climb up or get on top of something

mount concept
💡 Concept

A mount adventurer climbs steep rocky peaks toward the summit

mount rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

To mount the peak, each count compounds the fount of achievement, multiplying in amount.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/maʊnt/
🇬🇧 UK/maʊnt/

🌳Etymology

Rootmount

Origin

From Old French 'monter' meaning 'to go up,' derived from Late Latin 'montare' based on 'mons' meaning 'mountain.' The word entered English through Norman French after 1066.

🎵Rhyme

countamountfount
count
amount
fount

🔗Collocations

mount a horse
mount an attack
mount pressure
Mount Everest
mount a campaign
mount up

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My dog tried to mount the couch but was too short.

The protesters mounted a peaceful demonstration.

😄 Fun example

She mounted the bicycle and immediately fell off.

The evidence continues to mount against the suspect.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

climbascendscaleboardlaunch

Antonyms

descenddismountfall

Related

mountainmountingamountsummit

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