amount

Pronunciation

• enPR: /ə.mount'/
• IPA: /eˈmaʊnt/
• SAMPA: /@"maUnt/

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Noun

Singular amount

Plural amounts

Tilo adadi

Jam'i adadai

1. A total of things; a measure of how much.

   Pour a small amount of water into the dish.

2. The full effect or value.

Synonyms

• total

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) amount

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) amounts

Past tense (ya wuce) amounted

Past participle (ya wuce) amounted

Present participle (ana cikin yi) amounting

1. (intransitive) To add. <> daɗa, ƙara.
2. To develop into; to become. <> zama, komo, sakamako, yi daidai da.
   • Synonym: result

   What will your life amount to? Will you become successful?