verb · transitive · rare

amass

amass · amasses · amassed · amassing

встати, вставати, уставати

собирать, собираться, копить, накапливать

ansammeln, anhäufen, zusammensammeln, zusammenklauben

To collect into a mass or heapTo collect into a mass or heap.

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/əˈmæs/

» He amassed a large fortune before he died.

Meaning

3 senses

(transitive)To collect into a mass or heap.
ansammeln, zusammensammeln, zusammenklauben
копи́тьkopítʹ, собира́тьsobirátʹ, нака́пливатьnakáplivatʹ
(transitive)To gather a great quantity of; to accumulate.
to amass a treasure or a fortune
to amass words or phrases
get or gather together
(intransitive)To accumulate; to assemble.

Examples

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He amassed a large fortune before he died.
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No one knows how he has amassed his enormous fortune.
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Tom amassed an enormous fortune.
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Sami has amassed a considerable fortune.
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Sami amassed a multi-million dollar fortune.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

to collect into a mass or heap:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to collect into a mass or heap:

Origin

From Middle English *amassen (found only as Middle English massen (“to amass”)), from Angl

From Middle English *amassen (found only as Middle English massen (“to amass”)), from Anglo-Norman amasser, from Medieval Latin amassāre, from ad + massa (“lump, mass”). See mass.

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