amount
The total, aggregate or sum of materialThe total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).
» He drinks a moderate amount of coffee.
Он пьёт умеренное количество кофе. — Biga
Він п'є помірну кількість кави. — anastasishko
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3 sensesThe total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).
The amount of atmospheric pollution threatens a health crisis.
Anzahl, Menge, Betrag
коли́чествоkolíčestvo, су́ммаsúmma
кі́лькістьkílʹkistʹ, су́маsúma, числоčyslo
A quantity or volume.
Pour a small amount of water into the dish.
The dogs need different amounts of food.
Menge
коли́чествоkolíčestvo
кі́лькістьkílʹkistʹ
a quantity of money
(nonstandard, proscribed, sometimes)The number (the sum) of elements in a set.
Examples
669 sentencesHe drinks a moderate amount of coffee.
Він п'є помірну кількість кави. — anastasishko
ruОн пьёт умеренное количество кофе. — Biga
I've reduced the amount of meat I eat.
Я зменшив кількість м'яса, яке я їм. — deniko
I have a certain amount of money on me.
У мене з собою є певна кількість грошей. — deniko
ruУ меня с собой есть некоторая сумма денег. — marafon
There is a certain amount of truth in what he's saying.
У тому, що він каже, є трохи правди. — deniko
ruВ том, что он говорит, есть определенная доля правды. — sharptoothed
deDa ist was Wahres dran an dem, was er sagt. — Zaghawa
This amount includes tax.
У цю суму включено податки. — Internecivus
ruВ эту сумму включены налоги. — al_ex_an_der
deDieser Betrag beinhaltet die Steuer. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English amounten (“to mount up to, come up to, signify”), from Old French amonFrom Middle English amounten (“to mount up to, come up to, signify”), from Old French amonter (“to amount to”), from amont, amunt (“uphill, upward”), from the prepositional phrase a mont (“toward or to a mountain or heap”), from Latin ad montem, from ad (“to”) + montem, accusative of mons (“mountain”).
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Forms
plural: amountsSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsCollocations
10 patterns- amount of money
- the amount of
- amount of time
- a large amount
- large amount of
- the same amount
- large amount
- same amount
- amount to much
- is the amount