Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mount.(verb)
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Use "mounts" in a sentence
"'The story is fresh and healthy from beginning to finish; and our liking for the two simple people who are the successors to the title mounts steadily, and ends almost in respect.'"
"Efforts to revamp the nation's health care system will undoubtedly be front and center as pressure mounts from the White House to get something done."
"We were not mislead although we might be impatient as the pain mounts, none of which is Obama's fault."