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- Dictionarymount/maʊnt/
verb
- 1. climb up (stairs, a hill, or other rising surface): "he mounted the steps" Similar Opposite
- 2. organize and initiate (a campaign or other course of action): "the company had successfully mounted takeover bids" Similar
noun
- 1. a backing or setting on which a photograph, gem, or work of art is set for display: "a decorated photograph mount" Similar
- 2. a support for a gun, camera, or similar piece of equipment: "heavy cannon were torn from their mounts"
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1. : rise, ascend. 2. : to increase in amount or extent. expenses began to mount. 3. : to get up on something above the level of the ground. especially : to seat oneself (as on a horse) for riding. transitive verb. 1. a. : to go up : climb. b (1) : to seat or place oneself on. (2)
MOUNT definition: 1. to gradually increase, rise, or get bigger: 2. to get on a horse, bicycle, etc.. in order to…. Learn more.
Mount definition: to go up; climb; ascend. See examples of MOUNT used in a sentence.
To mount is to climb up something, like a ladder, or get on the back of something, like a horse. You can also mount something on another object, like a camera on a tripod or a sticker on a notebook. The word mountain can help you remember that one way to mount is to climb.
[transitive] mount something (on/onto/in something) to fix something into position on something, so that you can use it, look at it or study it. Cameras are mounted around the city.
1. verb. If you mount a campaign or event, you organize it and make it take place. ...a security operation mounted by the army. [VERB noun] Synonyms: launch, stage, prepare, deliver More Synonyms of Mount. 2. verb. If something mounts, it increases in intensity. For several hours, tension mounted. [VERB] The decibel level was mounting. [VERB]
1. To climb or ascend: mount stairs. 2. To place oneself upon; get up on: mount a horse; mount a platform. 3. To climb onto (a female) for copulation. Used of male animals. 4. a. To furnish with a horse for riding. b. To set on a horse: mount the saddle. 5. To set in a raised position: mount a bed on blocks. 6. a.
MOUNT definition: 1. to arrange a series of organized activities that will achieve a particular result 2. to increase…. Learn more.
Noun. Filter. verb. mounted, mounting, mounts. To climb; ascend. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To place oneself upon; get up on. Mount a horse; mount a platform. American Heritage Medicine. To climb up onto something; esp., to get on the back of a horse, on a bicycle, etc. for riding. Webster's New World. To set (someone) on a horse.
Britannica Dictionary definition of MOUNT. 1. [+ object] : to go or climb up (something) mount a ladder. mount the stairs. : to climb up onto (something) mount a platform. 2. [no object] : to increase in amount. Their troubles have continued to mount.
