English / phrasal verb
amount to
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To be equivalent to something or reach a notable total in creative merit
In context
01
Copying another artist's composition without attribution amounts to plagiarism.
02
His lifelong collection of street snapshots amounts to an invaluable historical archive.
Synonyms
equal,correspond to,equate to
Antonyms
differ from,fall short of,diverge from
Collocations
amount to plagiarism,amount to a masterpiece,amount to very little