mount

verb (mount, mounts, mounted, mounting); noun (a mount, mounts; Mount + name)

«mount» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition and Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To mount a horse or bike is to get on it. tree →
To mount is to go up or climb, or to slowly increase: «worries mounted». tree →
To mount something is to fix it onto a wall or stand, or onto card for display. tree →
Mount is used in the names of mountains, like Mount Everest. tree →
A mount is a horse for riding, or a stand or card that holds something. tree →

In the lessons

In geography lessons mountains are named Mount Everest, Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Cook (Aoraki). In school life pupils mount their work on coloured card for display. In stories a knight mounts his horse and excitement mounts. Phrases: mount a horse, mount up, mount a display, mount on the wall, Mount Everest.

Examples

Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. tree →
The knight mounted his horse. tree →
Mount your picture on black card. tree →
The TV is mounted on the wall. tree →
Tension mounted as the clock ticked. tree →
The costs began to mount up. tree →
Climb Mount Snowdon on holiday. tree →
So he mounted his horse and set off. tree →

Note

Regular verb (mounted). In names «Mount» is written with a capital and often shortened to «Mt»: Mt Everest. The opposite of mount a horse is dismount. «Mount up» means to grow bit by bit.

In Jewish tradition

Here it is a title for a mountain, as in "Mount Sinai". It does not mean to climb.

Interpretation. Mount Sinai is where the Torah was given. Tradition says God picked a low mountain to teach humility.

Examples

And the LORD spoke unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying: (Torah LEV.25.1, JPS 1917) tree →
And they journeyed from Kehelah, and pitched in mount Shepher. (Torah NUM.33.23, JPS 1917) tree →
And they journeyed from mount Shepher, and pitched in Haradah. (Torah NUM.33.24, JPS 1917) tree →
God cometh from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. (Prophets HAB.3.3, JPS 1917) tree →
and Kiriathaim, and Sibmah, and Zerethshahar in the mount of the valley; (Prophets JOS.13.19, JPS 1917) tree →
But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which He loved. (Writings PSA.78.68, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Regular verb (mounted). In names «Mount» is written with a capital and often shortened to «Mt»: Mt Everest. The opposite of mount a horse is dismount. «Mount up» means to grow bit by bit.

Early Modern English

Meaning

In the Torah, "mount" means a mountain; in the fairy tale it means to climb on, as on a horse or pony. tree →

Then and now

Today "mount" as a noun is rare except in names, and the Torah sense "mountain" is old; the fairy-tale sense (to get on) is still in use.

Examples

And the LORD spoke unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying: (Torah LEV.25.1, JPS 1917) tree →
Mount quickly and let us go. (The Adventures of Pinocchio) tree →
And they journeyed from Kehelah, and pitched in mount Shepher. (Torah NUM.33.23, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Today: mountain; get on (a horse).

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «mount» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«mount» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «mount» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«mount» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «mount» in the Early Modern English dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«mount» in the Early Modern English dictionary on Mova free.

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