amass
verb /əˈmæs/
/əˈmæs/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they amass | /əˈmæs/ /əˈmæs/ |
| he / she / it amasses | /əˈmæsɪz/ /əˈmæsɪz/ |
| past simple amassed | /əˈmæst/ /əˈmæst/ |
| past participle amassed | /əˈmæst/ /əˈmæst/ |
| -ing form amassing | /əˈmæsɪŋ/ /əˈmæsɪŋ/ |
- 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.
Synonyms collectcollect- gather
- accumulate
- amass
- collect to bring things or information together from different people or places; to gradually increase in amount in a place:
- We’ve been collecting data from various sources.
- Dirt had collected in the corners of the room.
- gather to bring things together that have been spread around; to collect information from different sources:
- I waited while he gathered up his papers.
- Detectives have spent months gathering evidence.
- accumulate (rather formal) to gradually get more and more of something over a period of time; to gradually increase in number or quantity over a period of time:
- I seem to have accumulated a lot of books.
- Debts began to accumulate.
- amass (rather formal) to collect something in large quantities, especially money, debts or information:
- He amassed a fortune from silver mining.
- to collect/gather/accumulate/amass data/evidence/information
- to accumulate/amass a fortune/debts
- dirt/dust/debris collects/accumulates
- to gradually/slowly collect/gather/accumulate (something)
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAmass is used with these nouns as the object:- army
- capital
- collection
- …
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French amasser or medieval Latin amassare, based on Latin massa ‘lump’, from Greek maza ‘barley cake’; perhaps related to massein ‘knead’.