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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMenge
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈmɛŋə/
"Eine große Menge Wasser war auf dem Boden."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A quantity of something, typically the total of a thing or things available, required, or being considered.
"They spent a considerable amount of time working on the project."
- 1
To come to be equivalent or add up to a particular number, sum, or outcome.
"His constant complaints amount to nothing in the end."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French verb 'amounter', meaning 'to go up, rise to, amount to', based on the Vulgar Latin *ad-montare 'to go up to a mountain', from Latin mons 'mountain'. By the late 14th century, the term entered Middle English as both a verb and a noun, gradually shifting from its literal sense of vertical ascent to represent a total sum, quantity, or equivalent value.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Amount" is said worldwide
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montant
Transliteration: /mɔ̃.tɑ̃/
"Le montant total est correct."
Menge
Transliteration: /ˈmɛŋə/
"Eine große Menge Wasser war auf dem Boden."
quantità
Transliteration: /kwan.tiˈta/
"C'è una grande quantità di cibo."
cantidad
Transliteration: /kan.tiˈdad/
"Se necesita una cantidad justa de dinero."
quantidade
Transliteration: /kwɐ̃.tiˈda.dʒi/
"Comprei uma boa quantidade de frutas."
मात्रा
Transliteration: matra
"पानी की मात्रा पर्याप्त है।"
数量
Transliteration: shù liàng
"我们需要更多的数量。"
양
Transliteration: yang
"적당한 양의 물을 마셔야 합니다."
量
Transliteration: ryō
"適切な量の水を飲んでください。"
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