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montare.

to mount

7 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

verb/monˈta.re/
  1. to mount (typically with su) to ascend (onto); to climb (on)

    ambitransitive
  2. to mount to bestride

    transitive
    montare un cavallo
  3. to mount to get on top of (an animal) to mate

    transitive
  4. to mount to fuck (have sexual intercourse)

    slang · transitive · vulgar
  5. to mount to increase in quantity or intensity

    intransitive
    la mia rabbia montava
  6. to mount (with a) to amount (to)

    intransitive · rare
  7. to whip, beat, whisk

    transitive
    montare la panna
  8. to inflate or magnify

    transitive
    montare una notizia
  9. to cause to get a big head

    transitive
    il suo successo l'ha montato
  10. to begin a work shift

    ambitransitive
    l'operaio monta alle nove
    la guardia monta il propio turno ora
  11. to matter

    intransitive · rare
  12. to be useful

    archaic · intransitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *montāre, from Latin montem (“mountain”). By surface analysis, monte + -are.

verb/monˈta.re/
  1. to assemble

    transitive
  2. to load (a gun, etc.)

    transitive
  3. to edit (a film, video, etc.) by adding a montage

    transitive
  4. to stage or set up (a play, show, etc.)

    transitive
  5. to frame

    transitive
    montare una pietra
    montare una foto
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French monter.

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