Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To increase over a period of time; to accumulate

  2. (intransitive)To mount (e.g., a horse).

More definitions
  • get up on the back of

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Roof-high the fiery glare, / fanned by the wind, mounts up; the loud blast roars in air.

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  2. The year after, the second sister was allowed to mount up through the water and swim about wherever she liked.

    deDas Jahr darauf durfte die zweite Schwester durch das Wasser aufsteigen und schwimmen, wohin sie wollte.

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Forms

mounts up, mounting up, mounted up, mounted up
Base formmount up · to mount up
3rd person singularmounts up
Present participlemounting up
Past simplemounted up
Past participlemounted up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymount up
he, she, itmounts up

Past simpleLesson

all personsmounted up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave mounted up
he, she, ithas mounted up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill mount up

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

See also

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