amass

[US]/əˈmæs/
[UK]/əˈmæs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

akkumulere, samle eller innhente (en stor mengde eller antall verdifullt materiale eller ting)
Word Forms
Present Participleamassing
Past Participleamassed
Past Tenseamassed
Third Person Singularamasses
Pluralamasses

Phrases & Collocations

amass wealth

samle formue

amass knowledge

samle kunnskap

Example Sentences

The people amassed for the parade.

Folk samlet seg for paraden.

the amassing of an encyclopaedic knowledge of plants.

den sammensatte kunnskapen om planter i leksikonformat.

He amassed great treasure.

Han samlet stor rikdom.

They have amassed a fortune in just a few years.

De har samlet en formue på bare noen få år.

They amassed huge wealth by plundering the colonies.

De samlet enorme rikdommer ved å plyndre koloniene.

The capitalists amass great wealth by exploiting workers.

Kapitalistene samler stor rikdom ved å utnytte arbeidere.

he amassed a fortune estimated at close to a million pounds.

han samlet en formue beregnet til nær en million pund.

the soldiers were amassing from all parts of Spain.

soldatene samlet seg fra alle deler av Spania.

amassed a fortune.See Synonyms at gather

samlet en formue. Se synonymer under samle

the king had at his disposal plunder and tribute amassed through warfare.

kongen hadde til sin disposisjon plyndring og tributt samlet gjennom krigføring.

During each war the monopoly capitalists amassed fabulous wealth.

I hvert krig samlet monopolkapitalistene fantastisk rikdom.

The campers amassed a large pile of branches before starting their fire.

Telturistene samlet en stor haug med grener før de tente bålet.

families who amassed great fortunes in the days before income tax. See also Synonyms at reap

familier som samlet store formuer i dagene før inntektsskatt. Se også synonymer under høste

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