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verb (used with object)
1.
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.
2.
to find the sum of (often followed by up ): Add this column of figures. Add up the grocery bills.
3.
to say or write further.
4.
to include (usually followed by in ): Don't forget to add in the tip.
verb (used without object)
5.
to perform the arithmetic operation of addition: children learning to add and subtract.
6.
to be or serve as an addition (usually followed by to ): His illness added to the family's troubles.
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noun
Verb phrases 7.
Journalism. copy added to a completed story.
8.
Idioms add up to, to signify; indicate: The evidence adds up to a case of murder.
9.
add up,
a.
to make the desired, expected, or correct total: These figures don't add up right.
b.
to seem reasonable or consistent; be in harmony or accord: Some aspects of the story didn't add up.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English adden < Latin addere, equivalent to ad- ad- + -dere to put (combining form; see do1)
1325–75; Middle English adden < Latin addere, equivalent to ad- ad- + -dere to put (combining form; see do1)
Related forms
add·a·ble, add·i·ble, adjective
add·ed·ly, adverb
mis·add, verb
re·add, verb (used with object)
un·add·a·ble, adjective
Synonyms
1. affix, append, attach, adjoin. 2. total, sum.
1. affix, append, attach, adjoin. 2. total, sum.
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add (æd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (foll by to) (often foll by to) (foll by to) (foll by in) | |
| 1. | to combine (two or more numbers or quantities) by addition |
| 2. | to increase (a number or quantity) by another number or quantity using addition |
| 3. | to join (something) to something else in order to increase the size, quantity, effect, or scope; unite (with): to add insult to injury |
| 4. | to have an extra and increased effect (on): her illness added to his worries |
| 5. | (tr) to say or write further |
| 6. | to include |
| —n | |
| 7. | informal an instance of adding someone to one's list of contacts on a social networking site, esp MySpace: Thanks for the 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 & History
add
late 14c., from L. addere "add to, join" from ad- "to" + -dere comb. form meaning "to put, place," from dare "to give" (see date (1)). To add up "make sense" is from 1942. Add-on "additional component" is from 1941.
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Medical Dictionary
ADD abbr.
attention deficit disorder
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Science Dictionary
| ADD
Abbreviation of attention deficit disorder |
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
ADD
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