mount

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /maʊnt/

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Verb

Plain form mount

Third-person singular mounts

Past tense mounted

Past participle mounted

Present participle mounting

1. If you mount something you get on to it.

   They mounted their horses and rode off.

2. If you mount something you attach it to something else.

   I need someone to mount this diamond on a ring.

3. to put a theatrical work on the stage

   The show was mounted in Montreal and New York.

Related words

• dismount
• stage

Noun

Singular mount

Plural mounts

1. (countable) Mount is another word for mountain. This may be shortened to "Mt." to name a mountain.

   Jesus gave us the Sermon on the Mount.

   We were all worried when Mount Saint Helens exploded.

2. (countable) A mount is an animal you ride, often a horse.

   The policemen sat on his mount watching the park.