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TOEFL BNC: 13689 COCA: 9638

amass

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amass ˈmæs/ verb
amasses; amassed; amassing
amass
ˈmæs/
verb
amasses; amassed; amassing
Learner's definition of AMASS
[+ object]
: to gather or collect (something, such as a large amount of money) especially for yourself(尤指为自己)积聚,积累
TOEFL BNC: 13689 COCA: 9638
amassed; amassing; amasses

transitive verb

1
: to collect for oneself : accumulate
amass a great fortune
2
: to collect into a mass : gather
must select rather than simply amass details

intransitive verb

: to come together : assemble
Dark clouds amassed over the city.
amasser noun
amassment noun

Example Sentences

They've amassed a wealth of information. amassed a truckload of donations in the course of their canned food drive
Recent Examples on the Web But the organization didn’t amass that much before the crash. Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ, 24 May 2022 Ashton, as the first person ever to amass 1 million Twitter followers and someone who’s spent a lot of time in Silicon Valley, how has your own thinking about social media evolved? Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2022 In other words, there are paths for the Heat to amass a significant first-round stockpile if a receiving team would prefer such payment as opposed to having to deal with Tyler Herro’s extension deadline. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2022 The ad-optimizing algorithms of web2 platforms have built a culture where only a handful of creators who amass billions of followers reap all the rewards. Yola Robert, Forbes, 19 May 2022 The data may change hands several times or seep into a broader marketplace run by data brokers, which can amass huge collections. Washington Post, 4 May 2022 Nussbaum proposes that researchers who amass such intimate knowledge of animals create inventories of capabilities to be honored. Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2022 But the Miami Dolphins’ newest playmaker didn’t amass that type of offensive production on his own. Omar Kelly, Sun Sentinel, 21 July 2022 ISPs can amass large pools of sensitive information, even in the United States. Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 15 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Anglo-French amasser, from a- (from Latin ad-) + masser to gather into a mass, from masse mass

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of amass was in the 15th century
TOEFL BNC: 13689 COCA: 9638

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