AMOTUS
A*mo"tus, a. Etym: [L., withdrawn (from it (Zoöl.)
Defn: Elevated, — as a toe, when raised so high that the tip does not touch the ground.
AMOUNT
A*mount", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Amounted; p. pr. & vb. n. Amounting.]
Etym: [OF. amonter to increase, advance, ascend, fr. amont (equiv. to
L. ad montem to the mountain) upward, F. amont up the river. See
Mount, n.]
1. To go up; to ascend. [Obs.] So up he rose, and thence amounted straight. Spenser.
2. To rise or reach by an accumulation of particular sums or quantities; to come (to) in the aggregate or whole; — with to or unto.
3. To rise, reach, or extend in effect, substance, or influence; to be equivalent; to come practically (to); as, the testimony amounts to very little.
AMOUNT
A*mount", v. t.
Defn: To signify; to amount to. [Obs.]
AMOUNT
A*mount", n.
1. The sum total of two or more sums or quantities; the aggregate; the whole quantity; a totality; as, the amount of 7 and 9 is 16; the amount of a bill; the amount of this year's revenue.