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Meaning of mount in English
Pronunciation
/maʊnt/
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Verb
mount
Etymology
Middle English: from Old French munter, based on Latin mons, mont-‘mountain’
Definitions
1.
attach to a support
Examples
« They mounted the aerator on a floating »
2.
go up or advance
Examples
« Sales were climbing after prices were lowered »
Antonyms
wane
3.
fix onto a backing, setting, or support
Examples
« mount slides for macroscopic analysis »
4.
put up or launch
Examples
« mount a campaign against pronography »
5.
get on the back of
Examples
« mount a horse »
Antonyms
hop out
get off
6.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
Examples
« Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house? »
7.
prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
Examples
« mount a theater production »
« mount an attack »
« mount a play »
8.
copulate with
Examples
« The bull was riding the cow »
Noun
mount
Etymology
Old English munt, from Latin mons, mont-‘mountain’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French mont
Definitions
1.
a lightweight horse kept for riding only
2.
the act of climbing something
Examples
« it was a difficult climb to the top »
3.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings
Examples
« higher than a hill »
4.
mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place
Examples
« the diamond was in a plain gold mount »
5.
something forming a back that is added for strengthening