. To go up; rise; ascend; mount.To reach or be equal (to) in number, quantity, or value; come (to) as a whole.To rise, reach, or extend, in effect, substance, influence, etc.; be equivalent or tantamount in force or significance: as, his answer amounted almost to a threat.To ascend; climb; mount.—To rise in number, quantity, or value, so as to reach or be equal to; come to.To be equivalent to; mean; signify.To cause to rise; raise or elevate.n. The sum total of two or more sums or quantities; the aggregate: as, the amount of 7 and 9 is 16; the amount of the day's sales.n. A quantity or sum viewed as a whole.n. The full effect, value, or import; the sum or total: as, the evidence, in amount, comes to this.n. Often contracted to amt.