mount
To get upon; to ascend; to climbTo get upon; to ascend; to climb.
» We mounted our horses.
Wir bestiegen unsere Pferde.
Wir haben unsere Pferde bestiegen.
Ми осідлали коней.
Meaning
16 senses(transitive)To get upon; to ascend; to climb.
to mount stairs
besteigen, ersteigen, erklimmen
get up on the back of
(transitive)To place oneself on (a horse, a bicycle, etc.); to bestride.
The rider mounted his horse.
besteigen, sich setzen auf (vt.), fahren (vt.)
взбира́тьсяvzbirátʹsja, взобра́тьсяvzobrátʹsja
(transitive)To cause to mount; to put on horseback; to furnish with animals for riding.
ausrüsten, beladen
(transitive)To sit on a combatant's torso with the face pointing towards the opponent's head; to assume the mount position in ground grappling.
(intransitive, rare)To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; often with up.
erheben, aufsteigen lassen, in die Höhe heben
(transitive)To attach (an object) to a support, backing, framework etc.
to mount a mailbox on a post
to mount a specimen on a small plate of glass for viewing by a microscope
attach to a support
(transitive)To attach (a drive or device) to the file system in order to make it available to the operating system.
mounten, anmelden, einhängen
смонти́роватьsmontírovatʹ
(intransitive, sometimes, with up)To increase in quantity or intensity.
The bills mounted up and the business failed. There is mounting tension in Crimea.
zunehmen, stärken
(transitive)To get on top of (another) for the purpose of copulation.
bespringen, besteigen, decken
(transitive)To have or begin sexual intercourse with someone.
She mounted him last night.
bespringen, besteigen, pimpern
(transitive)To begin (a campaign, military assault, etc.); to launch.
The General gave the order to mount the attack.
einleiten, beginnen, starten
(transitive)To prepare and arrange the scenery, furniture, etc. for use in (a play or production).
Examples
212 sentencesWe mounted our horses.
Ми осідлали коней.
deWir bestiegen unsere Pferde.
Tom mounted his horse and rode off.
Том сів на свого коня й ускакав.
ruТом сел на своего коня и ускакал.
deTom stieg auf sein Pferd und ritt davon.
Tom and Mary mounted their horses.
Tom wants us to mount the TV on the wall.
deTom will, dass wir den Fernseher an der Wand montieren.
Tom tried to mount the horse.
deTom versuchte, aufs Pferd zu steigen.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 12
Origin
From Middle English mounten, from Anglo-Norman munter, from Vulgar Latin *montāre (“climb”From Middle English mounten, from Anglo-Norman munter, from Vulgar Latin *montāre (“climb”), from Latin montem (“mountain”). Compare modern French monter.
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Forms
mounts, mounting, mounted, mountedSynonyms
18 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle