Amount to and Touch

Amount to

Amount to verb - To be the same in meaning or effect.
Usage example: it makes no difference whether you're going to the game or the movies, for it amounts to the same thing—that you can't babysit
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Synonyms for Amount to

Touch and amount to are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Touch" instead a verb "Amount to".

Touch

Touch verb - To come into bodily contact with (something) so as to perceive a slight pressure on the skin.

Amount to and touch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Amount to" instead a verb "Touch".

Both terms in one sentence

  • Music / MC Hammer He is mostly famous for his dance hit "U Can't Touch This"note A song owing a lawsuit-inducingly large amount to Rick James' "Super Freak" and for bringing rap into the mainstream.
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