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- Dictionarya·mass/əˈmas/
verb
- 1. gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of valuable material or things) over a period of time: "starting from nothing he had amassed a huge fortune"
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The meaning of AMASS is to collect for oneself : accumulate. How to use amass in a sentence.
AMASS definition: 1. to get a large amount of something, especially money or information, by collecting it over a…. Learn more.
Amass definition: to gather for oneself; collect as one's own. See examples of AMASS used in a sentence.
to get a large amount of something, especially money or information, by collecting it over a long period: She has amassed a huge fortune from her novels. Some of his colleagues envy the enormous wealth that he has amassed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Collecting and amassing. accumulate. agglomerate. aggregation. assemble. bunch.
Amass means bring together or assemble. It can be a real shock to enter a room and see your amassed friends shouting "Surprise!"
If you amass something such as money or information, you gradually get a lot of it.
1. To gather together or accumulate a large quantity of (something): amass evidence; amass a fortune. 2. To be the site of (an increasing mass), especially as a result of neglect: How long has the desk been amassing bills? v.intr. To come together; collect: troops amassing on the border. See Synonyms at gather.
amass something to collect something, especially in large quantities over a period of time synonym accumulate He amassed a fortune from silver mining. They amassed enough evidence to convict her.
Amass definition: To gather together or accumulate a large quantity of (something).
amass. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English a‧mass /əˈmæs/ verb [ transitive] if you amass money, knowledge, information etc, you gradually collect a large amount of it For 25 years, Darwin amassed evidence to support his theories.