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Meaning of mount | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent
maʊnt

Definitions

  1. A hill or mountain.
  2. An animal, usually a horse, used to ride on.
  3. A surname.
    countable, uncountable
  4. Any of seven fleshy prominences in the palm of the hand, taken to represent the influences of various heavenly bodies.
  5. A car, bicycle, or motorcycle used for racing.
    figuratively
  6. For the names of actual mountains, see the specific element of the name; for example, Shasta, Mount; Olives, Mount of; Blanc, Mont. Other geographic names beginning with Mount are entered under Mount; for example, Mount Vernon; Mount Desert Island.
    Mount
  7. A hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW7856).
    countable, uncountable
  8. A bulwark for offence or defence; a mound.
    obsolete
  9. A mounting; an object on which another object is mounted.
  10. a mountain: often used as part of a place name.
  11. A hamlet in Warleggan parish, east Cornwall (OS grid ref SX1468).
    countable, uncountable
  12. A bank; a fund.
    obsolete
  13. A rider in a cavalry unit or division.
    obsolete
  14. on horseback. mounted policemen. berede راكِب على حِصان на кон montado jízdní beritten bereden έφιππος montado ratsa- سواره ratsailla monté רָכוּב घोड़े पर सवार uspet lovas berkuda ríðandi, á hestbaki a cavallo 馬に乗った 말을 탄 raitas jātnieku-; kavalērijas- berkuda beredenridendekonny سواره montado călare конный na koni na konju na konju beriden ซึ่งขี่ม้าอยู่ atlı, süvari 騎著馬的 кінний گھوڑے پر سوار cưỡi ngựa 骑在马上的
  15. A green hillock in the base of a shield.
  16. A step or block to assist in mounting a horse.
  17. a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Kanadese beredepolisieman شُرْطي في سَرِيَّة الخَيّالَه المَلَكِيَّه الكَنَدِيَّه канадски конен полицай polícia montada člen kanadské jízdní policie der Mountie, ein Angehöriger der kanadischen beritenen Polizei bereden politimand μέλος της έφιππης καναδικής αστυνομίας policía montada canadiense ratsapolitseinik پليس سوار کانادا Kanadan ratsupoliisin jäsen membre de la police montée (canadienne) שוֹטֵר רוֹכֵב शाही कनाडाई घुड़सवार पुलिस का सदस्य ...
  18. A signal for mounting a horse.
  19. a mountain. Mount Everest. berg جَبَل планина monte hora der Berg bjerg όροςmonte mägi کوه vuori montהר पर्वत, एवरेस्ट पर्वत planina hegy (földrajzi nevekben) Gunung fjall monte ~山 산 kalnas kalns gunung bergfjellgóra غر monte munte гора hora gora planina berg ภูเขา ... dağı 山 гора کوئی پہاڑ đỉnh núi 山
  20. A dominant ground grappling position, where one combatant sits on the other combatants torso with the face pointing towards the opponent's head.
  21. To climb or ascend: mount stairs.
  22. The act of getting onto the apparatus.
  23. To place oneself upon; get up on: mount a horse; mount a platform.
  24. To climb onto (a female) for copulation. Used of male animals.
  25. To furnish with a horse for riding.
  26. To set in a raised position: mount a bed on blocks.

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca mindirmək minmək
Bosanski držak hipi oka štiga
Ελληνικά όρος
Esperanto munti
Eesti kinnitama
Gaeilge suigh
Galego montar
हिन्दी चढ़ना चढ़ाई
Hrvatski držak hipi oka štiga
Bahasa Indonesia kenaikan
Italiano montare
日本語
Latina ascendō
Монгол мордох
Bahasa Melayu cagak
Português cavaleiro montar subir
Română încăleca montă
Shqip hip hipi hyp kalorës ngjit
Српски držak hipi oka štiga
తెలుగు ఎక్కు
Türkçe gölük
Tiếng Việt giá

Examples

“the mount of Jupiter”
“⸿ For thus hath the Lord of hoſtes said ; Hew yee downe trees and ‖ caſt a mount againſt Jeruſalem : this is the citie to be viſited, ſhe is wholly oppreſſion in the midſt of her.”
“The rider climbed onto his mount.”
“The post is the mount on which the mailbox is installed.”
“The General said he has 2,000 mounts.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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