add

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/ æd /

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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.

OTHER WORDS FOR add

1 affix, append, attach, adjoin.

2 total, sum.

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Idioms about 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)

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

1. ad, add , odd2. addable , edible3. adds , ads, adz

Other definitions for add (2 of 2)

ADD

[ ey-dee-dee ]

/ ˈeɪˈdiˈdi /

abbreviation, noun

attention deficit disorder (def. 1).

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British Dictionary definitions for add (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 add (2 of 2)

ADD

abbreviation for

attention deficit disorder

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Medical definitions for add (1 of 2)

ADD

abbr.

attention deficit disorder

Medical definitions for add (2 of 2)

add.