tantamount
To amount to as much; to be equivalentTo amount to as much; to be equivalent.
» His request was tantamount to a threat.
Seine Bitte war einer Drohung gleichzusetzen.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)To amount to as much; to be equivalent.
Examples
6 sentencesHis request was tantamount to a threat.
deSeine Bitte war einer Drohung gleichzusetzen. — Dani6187
A lack of response is tantamount to acquiescence.
Pushing a division by zero is tantamount to dropping reason.
Robson's proposal is tantamount to defending terrorists because they have a cause.
Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.
deEin Sieg, der durch Gewalt errungen wurde, ist gleichbedeutend mit einer Niederlage, denn er ist nur vorübergehend. — Sudajaengi
Origin
First attested in English in 1628. Either inherited from an unattested Middle English borrFirst attested in English in 1628. Either inherited from an unattested Middle English borrowing from Anglo-Norman tant amount, from amunter, from tant (“as much”) amonter (“to amount to”) or borrowed in the early 17th century from Italian tanto montare (“to amount to as much”).
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Forms
tantamounts, tantamounting, tantamounted, tantamounted| Base form | tantamount · to tantamount |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | tantamounts |
| Present participle | tantamounting |
| Past simple | tantamounted |
| Past participle | tantamounted |
regular · Lesson
Lessons 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