Phrasal Verbs

amount to

This page is about the phrasal verb amount to

Meaning

to be similar to, or to have the same effect as

Synonym

constitute

For 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

a. child care

b. child abuse

c. child education
a) child care b) child abuse c) child education

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Contributor: Matt Errey