amass
verb/əˈmæs/
/əˈmæs/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they amass | /əˈmæs/ /əˈmæs/ |
| he / she / it amasses | /əˈmæsɪz/ /əˈmæsɪz/ |
| past simple amassed | /əˈmæst/ /əˈmæst/ |
| past participle amassed | /əˈmæst/ /əˈmæst/ |
| -ing form amassing | /əˈmæsɪŋ/ /əˈmæsɪŋ/ |
- amass something to collect something, especially in large quantities over a period of time synonym accumulate
- He amassed a fortune from silver mining.
- They amassed enough evidence to convict her.
Synonyms collectcollectgather ▪ accumulate ▪ amassThese words all mean to get more of something over a period of time, or to increase in quantity over a period of time.collect to bring things or information together from different people or places; to gradually increase in amount in a place:- We’ve been collecting data from various sources.
- Dirt had collected in the corners of the room.
- I waited while he gathered up his papers.
- Detectives have spent months gathering evidence.
- I seem to have accumulated a lot of books.
- Debts began to accumulate.
- He amassed a fortune from silver mining.
- to collect/gather/accumulate/amass data/evidence/information
- to accumulate/amass a fortune/debts
- dirt/dust/debris collects/accumulates
- to gradually/slowly collect/gather/accumulate (something)
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAmass is used with these nouns as the object:- army
- capital
- collection
- …
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French amasser or medieval Latin amassare, based on Latin massa ‘lump’, from Greek maza ‘barley cake’; perhaps related to massein ‘knead’.
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