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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.

Idioms

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)

Related formsadd·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

Synonyms for add

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR add ON THESAURUS.COM

1. affix, append, attach, adjoin. 2. total, sum.

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Related Words for added

supplementary, combined, joined, supplemental, extra, further, farther, more

Examples from the Web for added

Contemporary Examples of added

Added to drinking water at concentrations of around one part per million, fluoride ions stick to dental plaque.
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Michael Schulson
July 27, 2016
He added: “People say he deserves his day in court… Do we have enough time?”
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Lloyd Grove
January 8, 2015
“Lockheed Martin has a long history of misrepresenting facts,” Wheeler added.
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Dave Majumdar
January 8, 2015
He added, "I have not had this many phone calls since the shutdown of the government, truthfully."
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Ben Jacobs, Jackie Kucinich
January 6, 2015
But he added that the tactic ensured all “relevant” topics in the world of politics were back to the world of Paul.
Rand Paul’s Passive-Aggressive Trolling Campaign
Olivia Nuzzi
January 6, 2015

Historical Examples of added

And oh, sir,” added Stephen, “may we crave a drop of water for our dog?
The Armourer's Prentices
Charlotte M. Yonge
Ye be my guests, ye wot,” he added, “since ye tarried not for meat at Hyde.
The Armourer's Prentices
Charlotte M. Yonge
“We hoped to receive counsel from our uncle at Hyde,” added Ambrose.
The Armourer's Prentices
Charlotte M. Yonge
"And gargle all his 'r's,'" added the other, very earnestly.
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
“Yet mayhap he might do something for thee, friend Ambrose,” added the armourer.
The Armourer's Prentices
Charlotte M. Yonge

British Dictionary definitions for added

add

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

ADD

abbreviation for

attention deficit disorder

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Word Origin and History for added

adj.

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

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.

added in Medicine

ADD

abbr.

attention deficit disorder

added in Science

ADD

Abbreviation of attention deficit disorder