add

[ ad ]

/ æd /

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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advocate

to give up possession or occupancy of.

to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly.

to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.

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Idioms for add

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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OTHER WORDS FROM add

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH add

ad add oddaddable edibleadds ads adz

Words nearby add

adat, adaxial, adazzle, adc, adcock antenna, add, add fuel to the fire, add insult to injury, add up, add up to, add-in

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Example sentences from the Web for adding

Scalise spoke briefly, adding little of substance, saying that the people back home know him best.
The Price of Steve Scalise’s Silence|Jason Berry|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
For example, since 2011 it has been adding 30 per cent more capacity per year on flights to Puerto Rico.
Goodbye, Bahamas. Hello, Havana!|Clive Irving|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Adding to the feeling of powerlessness for the woman is that Cosby is a beloved celebrity.
Here’s What She’d Tell Bill Cosby Today|Dean Obeidallah|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Short trials produce convictions and sentences, but the time is often run concurrently, not adding any time to the sentence.
A Million Ways to Die in Prison|Daniel Genis|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Economic development, then, is not simply about adding a cornucopia of talent or cool, then shaking and stirring it like a drink.
The Rustbelt Roars Back From the Dead|Joel Kotkin, Richey Piiparinen|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dr. Cassolani had described me as an authoress, adding that I intended to publish the experiences of my journey.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
The above crystals are carefully detached with chisels, redissolved in boiling water, adding for each 100 kilos., 10 kilos.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
She replied politely that she would do so, adding that she knew how great an honour I did her.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
It enlarges the sphere of choice by adding to it a strong federalist.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson
And yet again he writes to him as "Dear Papa," adding "best love to your wife and children, till we all meet again happily."
The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2|Rupert Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for adding (1 of 3)

adding

/ (ˈædɪŋ) /

noun

an act or instance of addition

adjective

of, for, or relating to addition

(in systemic grammar) denoting a bound clause that qualifies the meaning of an antecedent noun rather than of the sentence as a wholeCompare contingency (def. 4)

British Dictionary definitions for adding (2 of 3)

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 adding (3 of 3)

ADD

abbreviation for

attention deficit disorder

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Medical definitions for adding

ADD

abbr.

attention deficit disorder

Scientific definitions for adding

ADD

Abbreviation of attention deficit disorder

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