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verb
- 1. gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of material or things) over a period of time: "he amassed a fortune estimated at close to a million pounds"
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AMASS definition: 1. to get a large amount of something, especially money or information, by collecting it over a…. Learn more.
The meaning of AMASS is to collect for oneself : accumulate. How to use amass in a sentence. to collect for oneself : accumulate; to collect into a mass : gather; to come together : assemble…
Amass definition: to gather for oneself; collect as one's own. See examples of AMASS used in a sentence.
If you amass something such as money or information, you gradually get a lot of it.
to get a large amount of something, especially money or information, by collecting it over a long period: She has amassed a huge fortune from her novels. Some of his colleagues envy the enormous wealth that he has amassed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Collecting and amassing. accumulate. agglomerate. aggregation. assemble. bunch.
Amass means bring together or assemble. It can be a real shock to enter a room and see your amassed friends shouting "Surprise!" Although the word amass should not be confused with "a mass," as in the thing you never want to hear has been found on your lung, they both derive from the Latin massa "lump."
Definition of amass verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To gather together or accumulate a large quantity of (something): amass evidence; amass a fortune. 2. To be the site of (an increasing mass), especially as a result of neglect: How long has the desk been amassing bills?
Amass definition: To gather together or accumulate a large quantity of (something).
amass (somewhat formal) to collect something in large quantities, especially money, debts, or information: He amassed a fortune from silver mining. Patterns to collect/gather/accumulate/amass data/evidence/information
