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Meanings of amass in English

Portuguese
amontoar
Catalan
reunir-se
Spanish
recoger

To heap up; to collect or gather (e.g. work, magazines, etc.).

      amontoar

      To collect in one place, usually for a purpose.

            Usage of amass in English
            1
            This strong start has helped Ingles amass career-best form in the postseason.
            News.com.au
            2
            If you amass 12 points, you will receive a three month suspension.
            The South African
            3
            Ashton Kutcher becomes first celebrity to amass 1 million followers on Twitter.
            Reuters
            4
            As organisers, bookie and top golemachist, Pennyhaugh and Judah amass good money.
            Iron Council
            5
            Boo has worked hard to amass her facts and get them right.
            The Guardian
            6
            It didn't take long for the four-hundred or so troops to amass.
            Vrin: ten mortal gods
            7
            Notably, he did not rely on political connections to amass his fortune.
            The Guardian
            8
            He does not analyse, he does not amass his facts; he concentrates.
            In a Green Shade / A Country Commentary
            9
            The king should administer justice like Yama and amass wealth like Kuvera.
            The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
            10
            The supply of clay he had managed to amass was clearly insufficient.
            As It Was in the Beginning
            11
            Armenia is now an ally, and I can amass my legions there.
            Song of the Nile
            12
            Nowadays, however, no one could amass a huge fortune out of it.
            Stories by English Authors: Germany (Selected by Scribners)
            13
            People who had lied, cheated, and even killed to amass their wealth.
            Act of treason
            14
            It's normal for a 'market research company' to amass data on domestic populations.
            The Guardian
            15
            That's why we've managed to amass a good tally of points so far.
            BBC
            16
            So that's a big problem because they usually amass large amounts of data.
            The Verge
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