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Definition of amount to phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

amount to

phrasal verb
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amount to something
  1.  
     to add up to something; to make something as a total
    • His earnings are said to amount to £300 000 per annum.
    • They gave me some help in the beginning but it did not amount to much (= they did not give me much help).
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  2. to be equal to or the same as something
    • Her answer amounted to a complete refusal.
    • Their actions amount to a breach of contract.
    • It'll cost a lot—well, take a lot of time, but it amounts to the same thing.
  3. (used especially in negative sentences) to develop into something
    • You'll never amount to anything.
See amount to in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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