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41mount — mount1 [maunt] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(organize)¦ 2¦(increase)¦ 3¦(horse/bicycle)¦ 4¦(go up)¦ 5¦(picture)¦ 6¦(sex)¦ Phrasal verbs mount up ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: monter to go up , from …
42mount — mount1 [ maunt ] verb ** ▸ 1 increase ▸ 2 prepare for and begin ▸ 3 get on horse ▸ 4 climb up ▸ 5 attach in position ▸ 6 have sex ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive if a particular feeling mounts, it gets stronger over a period of time: Tension… …
43mount — 1 verb 1 INCREASE (I) to increase gradually, especially in a way that makes a situation worse: The tension here is mounting, as we await the final result. | For days after the accident, the death toll continued to mount. see also: mounting 1 2… …
44mount — I UK [maʊnt] / US verb Word forms mount : present tense I/you/we/they mount he/she/it mounts present participle mounting past tense mounted past participle mounted ** 1) [intransitive] if a particular feeling mounts, it gets stronger over a… …
45Mount Jo — Heart Lake from Mount Jo, Mount Colden, center, Algonquin Peak at right Mount Jo is a 2876 foot (877 m) mountain in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains of New York. It is located in North Elba, New York on land owned by the Adirondack Mountain… …
46Mount — This surname is of pre 7th century Old French origins. It was introduced into England at the Norman Conquest of 1066, and is a residential name either for someone who lived at a place called Mont or Mount, or topographical fro a person who lived… …
47mount — I. /maʊnt / (say mownt) verb (t) 1. to go up or ascend: to mount the stairs. 2. to get up on (a platform, a horse, etc.) 3. to set or place at an elevation: to be mounted on stilts. 4. to furnish with a horse or other mount for riding. 5. to set… …
48mount — 1. noun a) A mountain, as in Mount Everest The rider climbed onto his mount. b) An animal, usually a horse, used to ride on, unlike a draught horse …
49mount — I [[t]maʊnt[/t]] v. t. 1) to go up; climb; ascend 2) to get up on (a platform, a horse, etc.) 3) to set or place at an elevation: to mount a house on stilts[/ex] 4) to furnish with a horse or other animal for riding 5) to set or place (a person)… …
50mount — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. ascend or climb (a hill, stairs, etc.). 2 tr. a get up on (an animal, esp. a horse) to ride it. b set (a person) on horseback. c provide (a person) with a horse. d (as mounted adj.) serving on horseback (mounted police). 3 tr …
