Home › Words › A › amoundamound/əˈmaʊnd/amound means to accumulate, to mound up, to amount.amound is pronounced /əˈmaʊnd/.EtymologyFrom a- + mound, compare amass; possibly influenced by amount.verbTo accumulate, to mound up, to amount.e.g.“CRUFT: that which magically amounds in the Clubroom just before you walk in to clean up. In other words, rubbage.” — 1959, Peter Samson, AN ABRIDGED DICTIONARY of the TMRC LANGUAGE June 1959 (with 2005 commentary)Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.amass 71% match — To collect into a mass or heap. vs amound →cumulate 69% match — To accumulate; to amass. vs amound →accumulate 67% match — To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively), often gradually and without active intent. vs amound →accumulation 67% match — The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile. vs amound →amassment 64% match — The act of amassing. vs amound →amassable 64% match — Capable of being amassed. vs amound →accumulable 61% match — Able to be accumulated. vs amound →aggerate 61% match — To heap up. vs amound →