add
1 Americanverb (used with object)
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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.
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to find the sum of (often followed byup ).
Add this column of figures.
Add up the grocery bills.
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to say or write further.
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to include (usually followed byin ).
Don't forget to add in the tip.
verb (used without object)
noun
verb phrase
idioms
abbreviation
abbreviation
verb
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to combine (two or more numbers or quantities) by addition
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to increase (a number or quantity) by another number or quantity using addition
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to join (something) to something else in order to increase the size, quantity, effect, or scope; unite (with)
to add insult to injury
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to have an extra and increased effect (on)
her illness added to his worries
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(tr) to say or write further
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to include
noun
Other Word Forms
- addable adjective
- addedly adverb
- addible adjective
- misadd verb
- readd verb (used with object)
- unaddable adjective
- unadded adjective
- unaddible adjective
Etymology
Origin of add1
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English adden, from Latin addere, equivalent to ad- ad- + -dere “to put” (combining form; do 1 )
Origin of ADD2
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
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“Elections should be free from fraud or any other malfeasance that subverts the will of the people,” she added.
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