Mount Meaning
/maʊnt/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA hill or mountain.
nounAny of seven fleshy prominences in the palm of the hand, taken to represent the influences of various heavenly bodies.
Sentence Examples
Mount Everest is, so to speak, the roof of the world.
We are going to mount a hill near our school this Sunday.
The pressure for change continued to mount.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The hikers will ____ the steep hill before the sun sets.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The explorers prepared to ____ an expedition to the highest peak in the mountain range, despite reports of very dangerous weather conditions.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English mount, munt, from Old English munt, from Latin mōns (“a hill, mountain”), from a root seen also in ēmineō (“to project, to protrude”) (English eminent). Doublet of mons. Not related to mound.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"⸿ For thus hath the Lord of hoſtes said ; Hew yee downe trees and ‖ caſt a mount againſt Jeruſalem : this is the citie to be viſited, ſhe is wholly oppreſſion in the midſt of her."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Jeremiah 6:6, columns 2–1:
"Or shall we mount again the Rural Throne,
And rule the Country Kingdoms, once our own?"
— 1697, Virgil, “(please specify the page)”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
"This time I was received with a smile. Monsieur Poirot was within. Would I mount? I mounted accordingly."
— 1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 144:
"to mount the Trojan troop"
— 1697, Virgil, “(please specify the book number)”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
"What power is it which mounts my love so high?"
— c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The hikers will ____ the steep hill before the sun sets.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The explorers prepared to ____ an expedition to the highest peak in the mountain range, despite reports of very dangerous weather conditions.