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Kane159 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Amount to

Hi,

what does "amount" mean in the following sentence, please?

Going for a walk every day hardly amounts to a healthy lifestyle.

1) Judging by the word "hardly" before "amount", does it mean that going for a walk every day isn't enough to consider my lifestyle healthy?

2) Could you suggest a similar word to replace the word "amount" in this sentence, please? Something more familiar.

Thank you in advance!
  

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Going for a walk every day hardly amounts to (= is less than equivalent to ) a healthy lifestyle. - Exactly . 2) Could you suggest a similar word to replace the word "amount" in this sentence, please?

— Mister Micawber

  • Going for a walk every day hardly amounts to (= is less than equivalent to ) a healthy lifestyle.
  • - Exactly .
  • 2) Could you suggest a similar word to replace the word "amount" in this sentence, please?
  • -- 'Amount to' is a very common phrase.
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Going for a walk every day hardly amounts to (= is less than equivalent to) a healthy lifestyle.

1) Judging by the word "hardly" before "amount", does it mean that going for a walk every day isn't enough to consider my lifestyle healthy?- Exactly.

2) Could you suggest a similar word to replace the word "amount" in this sentence, please? S
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