mount

mount¹ [maunt] v

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1¦(organize)¦

2¦(increase)¦

3¦(horse/bicycle)¦

4¦(go up)¦

5¦(picture)¦

6¦(sex)¦

Phrasal verbs

　mount up

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[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: monter 'to go up', from Latin mons; MOUNT²]

1.) ¦(ORGANIZE)¦ [T]

to plan, organize, and begin an event or a course of action

▪ The National Gallery mounted an exhibition of Danish painting.

mount a campaign/challenge/search etc

▪ Friends of the Earth are mounting a campaign to monitor the illegal logging of trees.

mount an assault/attack

▪ Guerrillas have mounted an attack on the capital.

2.) ¦(INCREASE)¦ [I usually in progressive]

to increase gradually in amount or degree

▪ Tension here is mounting , as we await the final result.

▪ Casualties on both sides of the battle have continued to mount.

3.) ¦(HORSE/BICYCLE)¦ [I and T] formal

to get on a horse or bicycle

≠ ↑dismount

▪ He mounted his horse and rode on.

4.) ¦(GO UP)¦ [T] formal

to go up a step or stairs

▪ He mounted the stairs and looked around him slowly.

▪ A car suddenly mounted the pavement to avoid a vehicle coming in the opposite direction.

5.) ¦(PICTURE)¦ [T]

to fix a picture to a larger piece of stiff paper so that it looks more attractive

mount sth on/onto sth

▪ Entries to the photography competition should be mounted on white paper.

6.) ¦(SEX)¦ [T]

technical if a male animal mounts a female animal, he gets up onto her back to have sex

→↑mounted

mount up phr v

to gradually increase in amount

▪ At £6 a ticket, the cost quickly mounts up.

mount ²

mount² n

[Sense: 1,4; Date: 800-900; : Old French; Origin: mont, from Latin mons 'mountain']

[Sense: 2-3; Date: 1300-1400; Origin: MOUNT¹]

1.) Mount

Mt used as part of the name of a mountain

▪ Mount Everest

2.) formal a horse that you ride on

3.) stiff paper that is put behind or around a picture so that it looks more attractive

4.) literary a mountain