ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AMOUNT
From Old French amonter to go up, from amont upwards, from a to + mont mountain (from Latin mōns).
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO AMOUNT
PRESENT
Present
I amount
you amount
he/she/it amounts
we amount
you amount
they amount
Present continuous
I am amounting
you are amounting
he/she/it is amounting
we are amounting
you are amounting
they are amounting
Present perfect
I have amounted
you have amounted
he/she/it has amounted
we have amounted
you have amounted
they have amounted
Present perfect continuous
I have been amounting
you have been amounting
he/she/it has been amounting
we have been amounting
you have been amounting
they have been amounting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I amounted
you amounted
he/she/it amounted
we amounted
you amounted
they amounted
Past continuous
I was amounting
you were amounting
he/she/it was amounting
we were amounting
you were amounting
they were amounting
Past perfect
I had amounted
you had amounted
he/she/it had amounted
we had amounted
you had amounted
they had amounted
Past perfect continuous
I had been amounting
you had been amounting
he/she/it had been amounting
we had been amounting
you had been amounting
they had been amounting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will amount
you will amount
he/she/it will amount
we will amount
you will amount
they will amount
Future continuous
I will be amounting
you will be amounting
he/she/it will be amounting
we will be amounting
you will be amounting
they will be amounting
Future perfect
I will have amounted
you will have amounted
he/she/it will have amounted
we will have amounted
you will have amounted
they will have amounted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been amounting
you will have been amounting
he/she/it will have been amounting
we will have been amounting
you will have been amounting
they will have been amounting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would amount
you would amount
he/she/it would amount
we would amount
you would amount
they would amount
Conditional continuous
I would be amounting
you would be amounting
he/she/it would be amounting
we would be amounting
you would be amounting
they would be amounting
Conditional perfect
I would have amount
you would have amount
he/she/it would have amount
we would have amount
you would have amount
they would have amount
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been amounting
you would have been amounting
he/she/it would have been amounting
we would have been amounting
you would have been amounting
they would have been amounting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you amount
we let´s amount
you amount
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
amounting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 QUOTES WITH «AMOUNT»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
amount.
Our generation has an incredible amount of realism, yet at the same time it loves to complain and not really change. Because, if it does change, then it won't have anything to complain about.
Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
Shouldn't you put the same amount of effort into your giving as you might for your for-profit investments? After all, philanthropy is an investment, and one in which lives - not profits - are at stake.
Nobody, absolutely nobody, straps a bomb on their body because they were recruited from the Internet. It takes an enormous amount of personal face-to-face contact and time in order to recruit a young person into the cause of jihad.
You get very tired, and there was a certain amount of pain and you slow up. Your legs are so tired that you are in fact slowing. If you don't keep running, keep your blood circulating, the muscles stop pumping the blood back and you get dizzy.
I have a real passion for driving. Earlier on in my life I wanted to be a race car driver. But I don't pay an extortionate amount of money for cars. I'm pretty frugal.
We're the largest home improvement company today, and we did $30 billion last year, or less than 10 percent of the total amount of building materials sold in the U.S. So when people ask, how much runway left does Home Depot have, it's an awful lot.
I think the key attributes for a good speaker are someone that's articulate and someone that puts a fair amount of humour into what they do.
I now believe that there's only a certain amount of good luck in the world, and so if something good happens to me, that means something bad has to happen to somebody, somewhere.
Why, when we know that there's no such thing as perfect, do most of us spend an incredible amount of time and energy trying to be everything to everyone? Is it that we really admire perfection? No - the truth is that we are actually drawn to people who are real and down-to-earth. We love authenticity and we know that life is messy and imperfect.
Open your refrigerator door, and you summon forth more light than the total amount enjoyed by most households in the 18th century. The world at night, for much of history, was a very dark place indeed.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMOUNT»
Discover the use of
amount in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
amount and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Suitable
Amount of Crime
In this book Nils Christie argues that crime is a fluid and shallow concept - acts that could be construed as criminal are unlimited and crime is therefore in endless supply.
2
The Ask: How to Ask Anyone for Any
Amount for Any Purpose
Get this book and you will be prepared for ANY ask, no matter the size or cause. It's the 'go-to' book for truly effective fundraisers.
3
Largest
Amount of Good: Quaker Relief in Ireland, 1654-1921
In Ireland, a nation long torn by rancour dividing Catholics and many Protestants, one Protestant sect has consistently been held in affection by the Catholic Irish: the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers.
4
Effects of
Amount of Vocabulary Instruction for ...
Researchers have long acknowledged the important role that vocabulary plays in assisting in reading comprehension.
Michelle J. Sobolak, 2008
5
Violence on Television: An Analysis of
Amount, Nature, ...
Violence on Television presents findings from the largest ever study of the depiction of violence on television carried out in Britain. It looks not only at the amount of violence on television, but also at the form it takes.
Barrie Gunter, Jackie Harrison, 2013
6
The
Amount to Carry: Stories
An anthology of short fiction by the critically acclaimed author of Radiance examines the intersection of science and fiction in the human mind, in a collection that ranges from the surface of the moon to the New Jersey suburbs and beyond.
7
An Introduction to Forensic DNA Analysis, Second Edition
Because the current STR systems are relatively tolerant of poor-quality DNA, and
a larger amount of DNA is needed to run a yield gel than to simply type it, most
laboratories no longer routinely run yield gels. However, establishing the amount
...
Norah Rudin, Keith Inman, 2001
8
Tables of salaries and wages; shewing the
amount due for any ...
William Smith (merchant.) 11 40 5 5| 449 3 30 4 490 £490 Per Annum. Months.
Amount. Days. Amount. тл £40 16 8 No. 1 2 3 £1 6 10 2 13 8J 4 „ Ц 2 81 13 4 4 5
6 5 7 4f 3 122 10 6 14 2| 8 1 1 55 7 8 9 7 Щ 10 14 Щ 4 163 6 8 9 10 11 12 1 7* 13
...
William Smith (merchant.), 1837
9
Ivor Horton's Beginning Java
When. I. ran. the. example,. I. got. the. following. output: Start debit of A/C No. 1
$549 amount: 58 End. for(int i = 0 ; ++i) { "Total credits "Total debits "Final
balance "Should be initialBalanceCi] + totalCreditsCi] + totalDebits[i] + accounts.
get(i).
10
ABCs of Arbitrage: Tax Rules for Investment of Bond Proceeds ...
The 10 percent limit is based generally on the stated principal amount of an issue
. If bonds are issued at prices that differ from their principal amount by more than
a de minimis amount, the regulations require the 10 percent test to be based on ...
Frederic L. Ballard, 2007
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMOUNT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
amount is used in the context of the following news items.
MLB All-Star Game will be just the right amount of Royal …
It's the right amount of Royal, for me. Alex Gordon and Lorenzo Cain will both be starting the All-Star Game. (USATSI). Look, the Royals should ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
Celebrating 1916 -- 'Unusual amount of noise and enthusiasm …
This is the latest in a series of posts about the 1916 presidential election between Democratic incumbent Woodrow Wilson and Republican ... «Glens Falls Post-Star, Jul 15»
Trailer Fire Causes Large Amount Of Damage In Ogden - WIBW.com
OGDEN, Kan. (WIBW) -- Around 5:30 Sunday morning, the Manhattan Fire Department was called to two trailer fires in Ogden, Ks. «WIBW, Jul 15»
Insurance industry supports EQC shake-up
The Government's proposing to double the amount it contributes toward paying for homes damaged by natural disasters, including earthquakes ... «Interest.co.nz, Jul 15»
The Planning (Amount of Fixed Penalty) Regulations (Northern …
These Regulations prescribe the amount of the penalty payable under a fixed penalty notice. The purpose of this Statutory Rule is to set specific ... «PlanningResource, Jul 15»
Mayor Garcia On Facebook: Disappointed In Amount of Illegal …
(July 5, 2015, 2:45 p.m.) -- Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia says he's disapointed by the amount of illegal fireworks this year in the city, says he's going to ... «LBReport.com, Jul 15»
Texas comptroller to calculate amount of subsidies to cities - The …
The comptroller's office calculates the amount of government subsidy due to each municipality and county by calculating out 1 percent of the ... «The Killeen Daily Herald, Jul 15»
He drank 'an enormous amount': Hull court listings (July 4, 2015)
Sansam had drunk "an enormous amount of alcohol" and knocked his first victim unconscious. He must pay a victim surcharge of £80. «Hull Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Bank of England to cut amount of personal savings protected by …
The Bank of England has been forced cut by £10,000 the amount of a saver's money that would be protected if a bank went bust, because of ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Sunny weather sees solar power supply record amount of UK's …
An increase in the amount of solar panels, with the latest statistics showing there are more than 709,000 solar installations across UK, and the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
