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verb (used with object)

to unite or join so as to increase the number, quantity, size, or importance: to add two cups of sugar; to add a postscript to her letter; to add insult to injury.

to find the sum of (often followed by up): Add this column of figures. Add up the grocery bills.

to say or write further.

to include (usually followed by in): Don't forget to add in the tip.

verb (used without object)

to perform the arithmetic operation of addition: children learning to add and subtract.

to be or serve as an addition (usually followed by to): His illness added to the family's troubles.

noun

Journalism. copy added to a completed story.

Verb Phrases

add up to, to signify; indicate: The evidence adds up to a case of murder.

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add up,

to make the desired, expected, or correct total: These figures don't add up right.
to seem reasonable or consistent; be in harmony or accord: Some aspects of the story didn't add up.

Origin of add

1325–75; Middle English adden < Latin addere, equivalent to ad- ad- + -dere to put (combining form; see do¹)

SYNONYMS FOR add

1 affix, append, attach, adjoin.

2 total, sum.

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Related forms

add·a·ble, add·i·ble, adjectiveadd·ed·ly, adverbmis·add, verbre·add, verb (used with object)

un·add·a·ble, adjectiveun·add·ed, adjectiveun·add·i·ble, adjective

Can be confusedad add oddaddable edibleadds ads adz

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Added to drinking water at concentrations of around one part per million, fluoride ions stick to dental plaque.
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He added: “People say he deserves his day in court… Do we have enough time?”
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“Lockheed Martin has a long history of misrepresenting facts,” Wheeler added.
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He added, "I have not had this many phone calls since the shutdown of the government, truthfully."
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But he added that the tactic ensured all “relevant” topics in the world of politics were back to the world of Paul.
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"To find out who they are is what is going to worry us," added Benton.
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Only Rome and Venice remained to be added to the united kingdom.
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"She sure does get into evil ways, sometimes," added Jim, laughingly.
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On the contrary, I am speeding them forward with added watchfulness.
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Such a method results not only in added clearness, but also in emphasis.
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British Dictionary definitions for added (1 of 2)

add

/ (æd) /

verb

to combine (two or more numbers or quantities) by addition

(tr foll by to) to increase (a number or quantity) by another number or quantity using addition

(tr often foll by to) to join (something) to something else in order to increase the size, quantity, effect, or scope; unite (with)to add insult to injury

(intr foll by to) to have an extra and increased effect (on)her illness added to his worries

(tr) to say or write further

(tr foll by in) to include

noun

informal an instance of adding someone to one's list of contacts on a social networking site, esp MySpaceThanks for the add!

Word Origin for add

C14: from Latin addere, literally: to put to, from ad- to + -dere to put

British Dictionary definitions for added (2 of 2)

ADD

abbreviation for

attention deficit disorder

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Word Origin and History for added (1 of 2)

added

adj.

"additional," c.1600, past participle adjective from add (v.).

Word Origin and History for added (1 of 2)

add

late 14c., "to join or unite (something to something else)," from Latin addere "add to, join, attach, place upon," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + -dere comb. form meaning "to put, place," from dare "to give" (see date (n.1)). Meaning "to do sums, do addition" also is from late 14c. Related: Added; adding. To add up "make sense" is from 1942.

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