- mount
- 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
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1) [intransitive] if a particular feeling mounts, it gets stronger over a period of timeTension continues to mount between the two parties.
2) [transitive] to prepare for and begin an activity or eventWe are mounting a campaign to recruit more volunteers.
Government forces have mounted an attack on a rebel base.
3)a) [transitive, often passive] to fix something firmly in a particular place or positionI spotted a machine gun mounted on the roof.
b) to fix a picture, photograph etc onto a piece of stiff paperEach photograph is mounted on a cardboard backing.
4) [intransitive/transitive] to get on a horse5) [transitive] formal to go up stairs, or to climb up somewhereHe mounted the steps to receive his award.
6) [transitive] if a male animal mounts a female animal, he climbs on her back in order to have sexPhrasal verbs:- mount up
II UK [maʊnt] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "mount":
singular mount plural mounts1) a piece of stiff paper or card on which you fix a picture, photograph etc2) a base on which something such as a large heavy gun is fixed3) a mountain: used in namesMount Kenya
4) formal a horse that people ride
English dictionary. 2014.