Meaning of mount in English

1. Pronunciation

   /maʊnt/

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1. 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. 2. go up or advance

   Examples

   • « Sales were climbing after prices were lowered »

   Antonyms

   • wane
3. 3. fix onto a backing, setting, or support

   Examples

   • « mount slides for macroscopic analysis »
4. 4. put up or launch

   Examples

   • « mount a campaign against pronography »
5. 5. get on the back of

   Examples

   • « mount a horse »

   Antonyms

   • hop out
   • get off
6. 6. go upward with gradual or continuous progress

   Examples

   • « Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house? »
7. 7. prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance

   Examples

   • « mount a theater production »
   • « mount an attack »
   • « mount a play »
8. 8. copulate with

   Examples

   • « The bull was riding the cow »

9. 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
10. 2. the act of climbing something

    Examples

    • « it was a difficult climb to the top »
11. 3. a land mass that projects well above its surroundings

    Examples

    • « higher than a hill »
12. 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 »
13. 5. something forming a back that is added for strengthening