How Do You Spell AMOUNTED?

Pronunciation: [ɐmˈa͡ʊntɪd] (IPA)

The past tense of the verb "amount" is "amounted", pronounced as /əˈmaʊntɪd/. The IPA phonetic transcription of "amounted" indicates that it is pronounced with the vowel sound /ə/ (the schwa) followed by the diphthong /aʊ/ (the 'ow' sound), and ending with the consonant sound /t/. The spelling of this word follows the general rule for adding "-ed" to the base form to indicate past tense, with a slight modification to the final consonant by doubling it since the final syllable is unstressed.

AMOUNTED Meaning and Definition

  1. The term "amounted" is a verb form, and it is the past tense and past participle of the verb "amount." As a verb, "amount" refers to the action of reaching a total or a particular quantity or measurement. When something is described as having "amounted" to a certain value or achieved a certain level, it means that it has added up or aggregated to that specific amount or quantity.

    In simpler terms, "amounted" suggests the culmination or accumulation of different components or factors to form a total or a sum. It implies a totality or a final result achieved through calculation or accumulation. This term is commonly employed in various contexts, such as financial transactions, statistics, mathematics, and even in ordinary conversations.

    For example, if a person's expenses for a month are $500 for groceries, $300 for rent, $200 for utilities, and $150 for transportation, these amounts can be added together, and the total expenditure can be stated as "the expenses amounted to $1,150." In this context, "amounted" is used to signify the total sum of the expenses.

    In summary, "amounted" denotes the presence of a collective or cumulative effect, wherein different elements or quantities have been combined or calculated to form a sum or total.

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Etymology of AMOUNTED

The word amounted is derived from the noun amount, which originated from the Old French word amonter. In turn, amonter is derived from the Latin word admonstrare, meaning to add up or to carry to. It eventually evolved into the word amount in English, which is used as a verb to indicate the quantity or total of something. Therefore, amounted is the past tense form of the verb amount.

Conjugate verb Amounted

CONDITIONAL

I would amount
we would amount
you would amount
he/she/it would amount
they would amount

FUTURE

I will amount
we will amount
you will amount
he/she/it will amount
they will amount

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have amounted
we will have amounted
you will have amounted
he/she/it will have amounted
they will have amounted

PAST

I amounted
we amounted
you amounted
he/she/it amounted
they amounted

PAST PERFECT

I had amounted
we had amounted
you had amounted
he/she/it had amounted
they had amounted

PRESENT

I amount
we amount
you amount
he/she/it amounts
they amount

PRESENT PERFECT

I have amounted
we have amounted
you have amounted
he/she/it has amounted
they have amounted
I am amounting
we are amounting
you are amounting
he/she/it is amounting
they are amounting
I was amounting
we were amounting
you were amounting
he/she/it was amounting
they were amounting
I will be amounting
we will be amounting
you will be amounting
he/she/it will be amounting
they will be amounting
I have been amounting
we have been amounting
you have been amounting
he/she/it has been amounting
they have been amounting
I had been amounting
we had been amounting
you had been amounting
he/she/it had been amounting
they had been amounting
I will have been amounting
we will have been amounting
you will have been amounting
he/she/it will have been amounting
they will have been amounting
I would have amounted
we would have amounted
you would have amounted
he/she/it would have amounted
they would have amounted
I would be amounting
we would be amounting
you would be amounting
he/she/it would be amounting
they would be amounting
I would have been amounting
we would have been amounting
you would have been amounting
he/she/it would have been amounting
they would have been amounting

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