amount to
Meaning: to be similar to, or to have the same effect as
Synonym: consitituteFor example:
- amount to Does having two CDs released in ten years amount to a successful career as a musician?
- amount to The government calls the killing of innocent people by the military "collateral damage", but Mike says in many cases it amounts to nothing less than murder.
Quick Quiz:
Some people say that giving children too much food, especially unhealthy processed food that makes them fat, amounts to a form of
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