Слово англійською: mount
Дієслово
Переклад mount українською: сі́сти на що (на коня́ і т. д.), розпоча́ти (а́кцію і т. д.), підви́щитися, зрости́, збі́льшитися (про об'є́м і т. д.)
Детальний опис
organize
- [transitive] mount something to organize and begin something synonym arrange
- Residents mounted a campaign to fight the plans.
- MPs will mount a fresh challenge to this new policy.
- an attack mounted by terrorists
- The report mounts a withering attack on the food industry.
- An attack mounted by the terrorists killed six civilians.
- The National Gallery mounted a major exhibition of her work.
- to mount a defence/an operation/an assault/an offensive
increase
- [intransitive] to increase gradually
- Pressure is mounting on the government to change the law.
- The death toll continues to mount.
- Speculation is mounting about a second economic crisis.
see also mounting
bicycle/horse
- [transitive, intransitive] mount (something) (rather formal) to get on a bicycle, horse, etc. in order to ride it
- He mounted his horse and rode away.
- He mounted and galloped off.
opposite dismount see also mounted go up something
- [transitive] mount something (formal) to go up something, or up on to something that is raised synonym ascend
- She slowly mounted the steps.
- He mounted the platform and addressed the crowd.
camera/picture/jewel, etc.
- [transitive] mount something (on/onto/in something) to fix something into position on something, so that you can use it, look at it or study it
- Cameras are mounted around the city.
- The diamond is mounted in gold.
- The specimens were mounted on slides.
of male animal
- [transitive] mount something to get onto the back of a female animal in order to have sex
Word Originverb Middle English: from Old French munter, based on Latin mons, mont- ‘mountain’.
Idioms mount/stand/keep guard (over somebody/something)
- to watch or protect somebody/something
- Four soldiers mounted guard over the coffin
- One of the men kept guard, while the other broke into the house.
Phrasal Verbs