Word a Day
mount
What does mount mean?
mount (verb): to get upon; to ascend; to climb.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce mount?
/maʊnt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does mount come from?
From Middle English mounten, from Anglo-Norman munter, from Vulgar Latin *montāre (“climb”), from Latin montem (“mountain”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to mount
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “mount”?
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What does “mount” mean?
to overcome in battle or contest
Not quite: that's what defeat means.
cause to come to know personally
Not quite: that's what introduce means.
to permit, to give permission to
Not quite: that's what allow means.
to get upon; to ascend; to climb
Right! That's what “mount” means.
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