amassed; amassing; amasses

transitive verb

1
: to collect for oneself : accumulate
amass a great fortune
2
: to collect into a mass : gather
must select rather than simply amass details

intransitive verb

: to come together : assemble
Dark clouds amassed over the city.
amasser noun
amassment noun

Examples of amass in a Sentence

They've amassed a wealth of information. amassed a truckload of donations in the course of their canned food drive
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All told, Belichick was Patriots head coach for 429 regular season and postseason NFL games, during which Belichick amassed a nifty 296-133 record. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 May 2025 The streamer’s medical drama Pulse also premiered to solid numbers, amassing 797 million minutes. Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025 This season, Trout has already amassed his games played from last year, along with the switch to right field to prioritize his health. Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025 Still, during those flybys, Juno has amassed a bevy of high-quality data about Jupiter's atmosphere, including at the planet's poles, which had not previously been studied in detail. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for amass

Word History

Etymology

Anglo-French amasser, from a- (from Latin ad-) + masser to gather into a mass, from masse mass

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of amass was in the 15th century

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“Amass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amass. Accessed 9 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

amass

verb
: to collect into a mass : accumulate
amasser noun

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