Amount
noun
The total of something that is measured or counted.
The total amount of money raised was 500 dollars
Often appears as...
- total amount
- huge amount
verb
To equal or to add up to a certain number.
Her debts amount to 5,000 dollars
Often appears as...
- amount to nothing
- amount to something
noun
The degree or extent of something.
They were shocked by the amount of damage caused by the storm
Often appears as...
- amount of damage
- amount of time
noun
A quantity of something.
They were unable to count the amount of people in the crowd
Often appears as...
- amount of people
- amount of food
noun
The total of something that is measured or counted.
The total amount of money raised was 500 dollars
Often appears as...
- total amount
- huge amount
verb
To equal or to add up to a certain number.
Her debts amount to 5,000 dollars
Often appears as...
- amount to nothing
- amount to something
noun
The degree or extent of something.
They were shocked by the amount of damage caused by the storm
Often appears as...
- amount of damage
- amount of time
noun
A quantity of something.
They were unable to count the amount of people in the crowd
Often appears as...
- amount of people
- amount of food
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Measurement Context
Use 'amount' when referring to things you can measure but not easily count, like rice or water.
Measure the amount of flour needed for the recipe.
Pro Tip 2/2Not for Individuals
'Amount' isn't used for individual items or people; use 'number' instead.
The number of volunteers increased, not the amount.
Pro Tip 1/2Measurement Context
Use 'amount' when referring to things you can measure but not easily count, like rice or water.
Measure the amount of flour needed for the recipe.
Pro Tip 2/2Not for Individuals
'Amount' isn't used for individual items or people; use 'number' instead.
The number of volunteers increased, not the amount.
Pro Tip 1/2Measurement Context
Use 'amount' when referring to things you can measure but not easily count, like rice or water.
Measure the amount of flour needed for the recipe.
Pro Tip 2/2Not for Individuals
'Amount' isn't used for individual items or people; use 'number' instead.
The number of volunteers increased, not the amount.
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for those of us fortunate enough to have access to clean drinking water. For a long time, conventional wisdom said that we should drink eight glasses a day. That estimate has since been fine-tuned. Now, the consensus is that the amount of water we need to imbibe depends largely on our weight and environment.
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Can you solve the...
But on the hundredth morning after your visit, all the prisoners are gone, each having asked to leave the previous night. So how did you outsmart the dictator? It might help to realize that the amount of prisoners is arbitrary.
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Rare Video: Japan...
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ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
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How blood pressure works...
and at least 2.5 billion times during an average lifetime. That may sound like an insurmountable amount of pressure, but don't worry, your arteries are well suited for the challenge.
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What would happen if you...
for those of us fortunate enough to have access to clean drinking water. For a long time, conventional wisdom said that we should drink eight glasses a day. That estimate has since been fine-tuned. Now, the consensus is that the amount of water we need to imbibe depends largely on our weight and environment.
Video examples
The benefits of good...
from a point just in front of your shoulders, to behind your hip, to the front of your knee, to a few inches in front of your ankle. This keeps your center of gravity directly over your base of support, which allows you to move efficiently with the least amount of fatigue and muscle strain.
Video examples
Why elephants never...
They also tackle problems cooperatively, sometimes even outwitting the researchers and manipulating their partners. And they've grasped basic arithmetic, keeping track of the relative amounts of fruit in two baskets after multiple changes. The rare combination of memory and problem solving
Video examples
Jedidah Isler: How I...
What makes blazars so special is that they're some of the universe's most efficient particle accelerators, transporting incredible amounts of energy throughout a galaxy. Here, I'm showing an artist's conception of a blazar. The dinner plate by which material falls onto the black hole
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Can you solve the pirate...
Naturally, each pirate wants to stay alive while getting as much gold as possible. But being pirates, none of them trust each other, so they can't collaborate in advance. And being blood-thirsty pirates, if anyone thinks they'll end up with the same amount of gold either way,
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Can you solve the...
But on the hundredth morning after your visit, all the prisoners are gone, each having asked to leave the previous night. So how did you outsmart the dictator? It might help to realize that the amount of prisoners is arbitrary.
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How math saved my life PIPE...
literally had help with all of it and I remember it was my second senior year or my second because I skipped so much school the first year I couldn't pass and so during the second year I had taken the exact amount of credits I
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Rare Video: Japan...
technology left an enormous amount of visual evidence for studying years to come and can perhaps help us better understand the power of earthquakes and tsunamis and prevent loss of life in the
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ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
the amount of marine life to be found in the hundred meters of the wreck of the yongala is truly staggering arguably it's a greater concentration of life than on any spot on the barrier reef
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How blood pressure works...
and at least 2.5 billion times during an average lifetime. That may sound like an insurmountable amount of pressure, but don't worry, your arteries are well suited for the challenge.
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American Singer
Friends can help each other. A true friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself - and especially to feel. Or, not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at the moment is fine with them. That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is.
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I think everybody deserves an equal amount of appreciation whether how old they are, but I mean, I'm cool with the praise. I'm good.
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Johnny Depp
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With any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it. There has to be, otherwise it's just not acting. It's lying.
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