mounted
pronunciation
How to pronounce mounted in British English:
UK [ˈmaʊntɪd]
How to pronounce mounted in American English:
US [ˈmaʊntɪd]
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- Adjective:
- assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
- decorated with applied ornamentation; often used in combination
Word Origin
- mounted (adj.)
- 1580s, "on horseback," past participle adjective from mount (v.). From 1854 as "set up for display."
Example
- 1. Its machines are mounted on trucks for channelling concrete on building sites .
- 2. But the researchers noted that they mounted less often , were less apt to penetrate and did not stick at it for as long as the normal mice .
- 3. An activist with a pro-kremlin group has said that he mounted the attack on his own initiative .
- 4. Amid warm applause the honored guests mounted the rostrum .
- 5. It has mounted a hiring push , with plans to add 400 bankers in asia .