Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

adding

British  
/ ˈædɪŋ /

noun

  1. an act or instance of addition

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, for, or relating to addition

  2. (in systemic grammar) denoting a bound clause that qualifies the meaning of an antecedent noun rather than of the sentence as a whole Compare contingency

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“I was almost forced to swim in one lane,” she said, adding that she has more facets to her personality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday reduced its global growth forecasts from 3.3% to 3.1% for 2026 while adding 0.6% to its global inflation expectations.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

At first, adding more robots speeds things up.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Last month, Rolls-Royce scrapped its pledge to only sell pure-electric cars from 2030, adding it would continue to offer vehicles with petrol engines beyond that date.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Any rhyme can be made more complex by adding a body percussion pattern or simple instrument pattern.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.