add

add

to make an addition; to say or write further; to include: Be sure to add the tax.

Not to be confused with:

ad – advertisement, advertising: an ad agency

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ADD

abbr.

attention deficit disorder

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add

 (ăd)

v. add·ed, add·ing, adds

v.tr.

1. To join or combine (numbers) through addition: If you add 5 and 10 and 17, the result is 32. If you add 6 to 8, you get 14.

2. To join or unite so as to increase in size, quantity, quality, or scope: added 12 inches to the deck; flowers that added beauty to the dinner table.

3. To say or write further.

v.intr.

1. To find a sum in arithmetic.

2.

a. To constitute an addition: an exploit that will add to her reputation.

b. To create or make an addition: gradually added to my meager savings.

Phrasal Verb:

add up

1. To be reasonable, plausible, or consistent; make sense: The witness's testimony simply did not add up.

2. To amount to an expected total: a bill that didn't add up.

3. To formulate an opinion of: added up the other competitors in one glance.

Idiom:

add up to

To constitute; amount to: The revisions added up to a lot of work.

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[Middle English adden, from Latin addere : ad-, ad- + dare, to give; see dō- in Indo-European roots.]

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add′a·ble, add′i·ble adj.

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add

(æd)

vb

1. (Mathematics) to combine (two or more numbers or quantities) by addition

2. (Mathematics) (foll by: to) to increase (a number or quantity) by another number or quantity using addition

3. (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.

4. (foll by: to) to have an extra and increased effect (on): her illness added to his worries.

5. (tr) to say or write further

6. (foll by: in) to include

n

(Communications & Information) informal an instance of adding someone to one's list of contacts on some social networking sites: Thanks for the add!.

[C14: from Latin addere, literally: to put to, from ad- to + -dere to put]

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ADD

abbreviation for

(Psychiatry) attention deficit disorder

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add

(æd)

v.t.

1. to unite or join so as to increase the number, quantity, size, or importance.

2. to find the sum of (often fol. by up).

3. to say or write further.

4. to cause to have as an additional quality: to add interest to a story.

5. to include (usu. fol. by in).

v.i.

6. to perform the arithmetic operation of addition.

7. to be or serve as an addition (usu. fol. by to): His illness added to the family's troubles.

8. add up,

a. to amount to the correct total.

b. to seem reasonable or consistent; make sense.

9. add up to, to signify; amount to.

[1325–75; Middle English < Latin addere=ad- ad- + -dere to put (akin to do¹)]

add′a•ble, add′i•ble, adj.

add′ed•ly, adv.

add.

1. addenda.

2. addition.

3. additional.

4. address.

ADD

attention deficit disorder.

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ADD

Abbreviation of attention deficit disorder

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add

In artillery and naval gunfire support, a correction used by an observer/spotter to indicate that an increase in range along a spotting line is desired.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

add

Past participle: added
Gerund: adding

Imperative

add

add

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ADD - a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders ADHD, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, hyperkinetic syndrome, MBD, minimal brain damage, minimal brain dysfunction hyperactivity - a condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement syndrome - a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
Verb	1.	add - make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table" increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased" modify, qualify - add a modifier to a constituent gild the lily, paint the lily - make unnecessary additions to what is already complete adjoin - attach or add; "I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter" work in - add by mixing or blending on or attaching; "work in the butter and the dough will get the right consistency"; "In his speech, the presidential candidate worked in a lot of learned words" add on - make an addition; "Let's add on to this" include - add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category; "We must include this chemical element in the group" mix in, mix - add as an additional element or part; "mix water into the drink" put on - add to something existing; "She put on a sun room" butylate - introduce the butyl group into a chemical compound put on - add to the odometer; "He put on 1,000 miles on this trip" inject - to introduce (a new aspect or element); "He injected new life into the performance" welt - put a welt on; "welt the shoes" intercalate - insert (days) in a calendar punctuate, mark - insert punctuation marks into concatenate - add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series; "concatenate terms"; "concatenate characters" string, string up - add as if on a string; "string these ideas together"; "string up these songs and you'll have a musical" combine, compound - put or add together; "combine resources" milk - add milk to; "milk the tea" fortify - add nutrients to; "fortified milk" stud - provide with or construct with studs; "stud the wall" button - provide with buttons; "button a shirt" enrich - make wealthy or richer; "the oil boom enriched a lot of local people" supplement - add as a supplement to what seems insufficient; "supplement your diet" add - constitute an addition; "This paper will add to her reputation" take away, take out - take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
	2.	add - state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied" append, supply say, state, tell - express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" slip in, stick in, sneak in, insert - insert casually; "She slipped in a reference to her own work" toss in - add casually to a conversation; "`I don't agree with this,' she tossed in"
	3.	add - bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program" contribute, lend, impart, bestow, bring alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" factor - be a contributing factor; "make things factor into a company's profitability" instill, transfuse - impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students" tinsel - impart a cheap brightness to; "his tinseled image of Hollywood" throw in - add as an extra or as a gratuity
	4.	add - make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49, please!" add together arithmetic - the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations compute, calculate, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out - make a mathematical calculation or computation foot up, foot - add a column of numbers add together, summate, tot, tot up, tote up, total, add up, sum, sum up, tally, add - determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" number, total, amount, add up, come - add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000" deduct, subtract, take off - make a subtraction; "subtract this amount from my paycheck"
	5.	add - determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" add together, summate, tot, tot up, tote up, total, add up, sum, sum up, tally add together, add - make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49, please!" count, numerate, enumerate, number - determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change"
	6.	add - constitute an addition; "This paper will add to her reputation" add - make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table" form, constitute, make - to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"

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add

verb

1. count up, total, reckon, sum up, compute, add up, tot up Banks add all the interest and other charges together.
count up reduce, remove, diminish, take from, take away, deduct, lessen, subtract

2. include, attach, supplement, increase by, adjoin, annex, amplify, augment, affix, append, enlarge by He wants to add a huge sports complex to the hotel.

3. continue to speak, go on, carry on, persist, keep going 'You could tell he was very embarrassed,' she added.

add to something increase, boost, expand, strengthen, enhance, step up (informal), intensify, raise, advance, spread, extend, heighten, enlarge, escalate, multiply, inflate, magnify, amplify, augment, proliferate Smiles and cheerful faces added to the general gaiety.

add up

1. count up, add, total, count, reckon, calculate, sum up, compute, tally, tot up, add together More than a quarter of seven-year-olds cannot add up properly.

2. make sense, hold up, be reasonable, ring true, be plausible, stand to reason, hold water, bear examination, bear investigation They arrested her because her statements did not add up.

3. expand, grow, thrive, flourish, prosper Even small savings here and there can add up.

add up to something

1. mean, reveal, indicate, imply, amount to, signify All this adds up to very bad news for the car industry.

2. amount to, make, come to, total, run to, grow to, number, be equal to For a hit show, profits can add up to millions.

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add

verb

To combine (figures) to form a sum.Also used with up:

cast, foot (up), sum (up), tot (up), total, totalize.

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Translations

إضافةجمعيَجْمَعيَجْمَعُيَزِيد

přidatsečístpřipojitsčítatdodat

tilføjelægge sammenøgetilsætteaddere

addierenhinzufügenvergrößernzugebenergänzen

προσθέτω

añadirsumarecharponeradicionar

laskea yhteenlisätäsummata

additionnerajouterappliquerapposerjoindre

dodatizbrajati

hozzáadhozzátesz

aukabæta viîleggja saman

aggiungeresommaresoggiungereintegrareaddizionare

足す

더하다추가하다

padidintipapildomaspridėjimaspridėtipridurti

piebilstpieliktpiemetinātpievienotsaskaitīt

toevoegenoptellen

adderetilføyetilsettegjøre størrelegge til

dodaćdodawać

somaradicionaracrescentar

добавитьпридаватьскладыватьсложитьприкинуть

dodatipristavitisešteti

adderalägga till

เติมบวก

eklemektoplamakkatmak…-diye eklediarttırmak

cộngthêm

加增加添加附带说明再言

add

[æd]

A. VT

1. (Math) → sumar

2. (= join) → añadir, agregar (esp LAm) (to a) there is nothing added → no hay nada añadido
"add salt to taste" → añadir sal al gusto
to add insult to injury → para colmo de males

3. (= say further) → añadir, agregar
he added that → añadió que ..., agregó que ...
there's nothing to add → no hay nada que añadir, no hay nada más que decir

B. VI (= count) → sumar

add in VT + ADV → añadir, incluir

add on VT + ADV → añadir
we added two rooms on → hicimos construir or añadimos dos habitaciones más
you have to add 15 dollars on for service → hay que añadir 15 dólares por el servicio

add to VI + PREP → aumentar, acrecentar
it only added to our problems → no hizo sino aumentar nuestros problemas
then, to add to our troubles → luego, para colmo de desgracias ..., luego, para más desgracias ...

add together VT + ADV → sumar

add up

A. VT + ADV

1. [+ figures] → sumar

2. [+ benefits, advantages] → calcular

B. VI + ADV

1. [figures] → sumar
it doesn't add up (Math) → no cuadra

2. (fig) (= make sense) → tener sentido
it all adds up → es lógico, tiene sentido
it's all beginning to add up → la cosa empieza a aclararse
it just doesn't add up → no tiene sentido

add up to VI + PREP

1. (Math) → sumar, ascender a
it adds up to 25 → suma 25, asciende a 25

2. (fig) (= mean) → querer decir, venir a ser
what all this adds up to is → lo que quiere decir or significa todo esto es que ...
it doesn't add up to much → es poca cosa, no tiene gran importancia

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ADD

[ˌeɪdiːˈdiː] n abbr (=attention deficit disorder) → TDA m

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add

[ˈæd]

vt

(= put in, put on) [+ eggs, cheese, chlorine] → ajouter
Add two eggs to the mixture → Ajoutez deux œufs au mélange.

[+ figures] → additionner
to add sth and sth, to add sth to sth → additionner qch à qch
Add three and fourteen.; Add three to fourteen → Additionnez trois à quatorze.
to add sth together (= calculate total of) → additionner qch

(= say) → ajouter
he added that ... → il ajouta que ...

(= give) [+ flavour] → ajouter; [+ value] → ajouter

vi

(= calculate) → compter

to add to (= increase) → ajouter à
This all adds to the cost → Tout cela ajoute au coût.
added to this, added to that → ajouté à cela
add to this the fact that ... → ajoutez à cela que ...

add on

vt sep → ajouter

add up

vt sep [+ figures] → additionner
Add the figures up → Additionnez les chiffres.

vi

(= calculate) [person] → compter

(= increase) [savings, problems] → s'ajouter

(= come to) to add up to millions of dollars → s'élever à plusieurs millions de dollars
it doesn't add up to much → ça n'est pas grand-chose

(fig) (= make sense) [statement] → tenir debout, être cohérent(e)
it doesn't add up → cela ne rime à rien

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ADD

abbr of attention deficit disorder → ADS

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add

vt

(Math) → addieren; (= add on) → hinzu- or dazuzählen (to zu); (= add up) → addieren, zusammenzählen; to add 8 and 5 → 8 und 5 zusammenzählen or addieren; to add 8 to 5 → 8 zu 5 hinzuzählen

ingredients, money etc → hinzufügen, dazugeben, dazutun (to zu); name → hinzufügen (to zu), dazusetzen (→ to an +acc); (= say in addition) → hinzufügen, dazusagen; (= build on) → anbauen; added to which … → hinzu kommt, dass …; it adds nothing to our knowledge → unser Wissen wird dadurch nicht erweitert; transport adds 10% to the cost → es kommen 10% Transportkosten hinzu; they add 10% for service → sie rechnen or schlagen 10% für Bedienung dazu; to add value to something → den Wert einer Sache (gen) → erhöhen; added together the books weigh several tons → zusammengenommen wiegen die Bücher mehrere Tonnen; if we add all the money together we can get them a really nice gift → wenn wir das ganze Geld zusammenlegen, können wir ihnen ein wirklich hübsches Geschenk besorgen ? insult N

vi

(Math) → zusammenzählen, addieren; she just can’t add → sie kann einfach nicht rechnen

to add to something → zu etw beitragen; to add to one’s income → sein Einkommen aufbessern; it will add to the time the job takes → es wird die Arbeitszeit verlängern; the house had been added to → an das Haus war (etwas) angebaut worden

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add

[æd]

1. vt to add (to) → aggiungere (a) (Math) → sommare (a), addizionare (a)
he added that ... → ha aggiunto che...
added to which ... → e per giunta..., e per di più...
to add insult to injury → aggiungere al danno le beffe

2. vi (count) → fare le addizioni or le somme, addizionare

add in vt + adv → aggiungere, includere

add on vt + adv → aggiungere

add to vi + prep → aumentare, accrescere

add up

1. vt + adv (figures) → addizionare, sommare; (advantages) → mettere insieme

2. vi + adv it adds up to 25 → la somma è 25
it doesn't add up (fig) (fam) → non quadra, non ha senso
it doesn't add up to much (fig) → non è un granché
it's all beginning to add up (fig) (fam) → tutto comincia a diventare chiaro

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add

(ӕd) verb

1. (often with to) to put (one thing) to or with (another). He added water to his whisky. byvoeg يُضِيف прибавям adicionar přidat hinzufügen tilsætte προσθέτωañadir lisama افزودن lisätä ajouter לְהוֹסִיף जोड़ना dodati hozzáad menambahkan bæta við aggiungere 加える 추가하다 pridėti pievienot; pielikt tambah bijvoegen tilsette, legge tildodawać زيادول acrescentar a adăuga прибавлять pridať dodati dodati tillsätta, blanda เติมส่วนผสม eklemek, katmak 添加 додавати ملانا thêm vào 添加

2. (often with to, ~together, ~up) to find the total of (various numbers). Add these figures together; Add 124 to 356; He added up the figures. optel يَجْمَع събирам somar sečíst addieren addere; lægge sammen αθροίζωsumar liitma جمع زدن laskea yhteen additionner לְחַבֵּר, לְהוֹסִיף बढा़ना zbrojiti összead menambahkan leggja saman addizionare 合計する 합계하다 sudėti saskaitīt; summēt tambah optellenadderedodawać جمع كول somar a aduna складывать spočítať prišteti sabrati lägga ihop, addera คิดผลรวม toplamak 加 додавати, складати جمع کرنا cộng 加

3. to say something extra. He explained, and added that he was sorry. byvoeg يُضِيف добавям acrescentar dodat hinzufügen tilføje προσθέτω, συμπληρώνωagregar, añadir lisama به گفتۀ خود اضافه کردن lisätä ajouter (à) לְהוֹסִיף וְלוֹמָר nadodati hozzátesz menambah bæta við aggiungere 言い足す 덧붙여 말하다 pridurti piebilst; piemetināt menambah toevoegentilføyedodawać په خپله خبره زيادول acrescentar a adăuga добавлять dodať pristaviti dodati tillägga พูดเพิ่ม ...-diye ekledi 補充說明 додавати علاوہ ازیں bổ sung 附带说明，再言

4. (with to) to increase. His illness had added to their difficulties. bydra يَزِيد усложнявам aumentar připojit (se) vergrÖßern øge; gøre større αυξάνω añadirse a, aumentar lisama اضافه شدن kasvattaa ajouter (à) לְהוֹסִיף nadodati növel menambah auka aumentare 増す 가중시키다 padidinti palielināt; vairot manambahkan bijdragenøke, gjøre størremnożyć, powiększać ډيرول aumentar a adăuga (la) усиливать pripojiť (sa), zvýšiť, zväčšiť povečati povećati öka เสริม arttırmak 增加 прогресувати اضافہ کرنا làm tăng thêm 增加

adˈdition noun

1. the act of adding. The child is not good at addition. optel جـَمْـع събиране adição sčítání das Addieren addition πρόσθεσηsuma liitmine جمع yhteenlasku addition חבור, חיבור, הוספה जोड़ dodavanje összeadás tambah-tambahan, penjumlahan samlagning addizione 足し算 덧셈 pridėjimas saskaitīšana pencampuran optellingaddisjondodawanie معج adição adunare сложение sčítanie seštevanje povećanje addition การบวก ekleme 加法 додавання جمع tính cộng 加法

2. something added. They've had an addition to the family. byvoeging إضَافَة، زِيَادَه допълнение acréscimo přídavek, přírůstek der Zuwachs forøgelse προσθήκηadición lisa الحاقی lisäys nouveau venuתוספת dodatak gyarapodás tambahan viðbót bambino, nuovo arrivato/venuto 付加したもの 추가물 priedas pieaugums tambahan aanwinstforøkelsedodatek جمع کول acréscimo adaos; nou-venit; dependinţă прибавление prídavok, prírastok dodatek dodatak tillökning, tillskott, tillägg สิ่งที่เพิ่ม yeni üye, katılma 增加的人或物 додаток اضافہ người hoặc vật thêm vào 增加的人或物

adˈditional adjective

This has meant additional work for me. bykomend إضَافِي допълнителен extra další, dodatečný, navíc zusätzlich yderligere; øget πρόσθετοςadicional lisa- اضافی lisä- supplémentaireנוסף अतिरिक्त dodatan további tambahan viðbótar-, auka- supplementare, extra 追加の 부가적인 papildomas papildu tambahan extraøkt, ytterligeredodatkowy پاتي extra suplimentar дополнительный dodatočný, naviac dodaten dodatni extra, ytterligare ที่เพิ่มขึ้น ek, fazladan 附加的 додатковий اضافی thêm 附加的

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add

→ يَجْمَعُ, يُضِيفُ přidat, sčítat lægge sammen, tilføje addieren, hinzufügen προσθέτω añadir, sumar laskea yhteen, lisätä additionner, ajouter dodati, zbrajati aggiungere, sommare 足す 더하다, 추가하다 optellen, toevoegen summere, tilføye dodać adicionar, somar прибавлять, складывать addera, lägga till เติม, บวก eklemek, toplamak cộng, thêm 加, 增加

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add

vt. añadir, sumar, agregar.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

• Could you add some windshield wiper fluid? (US)
  Can you top up the windscreen washers? (UK) → هَلْ يـُمْكِنُ أَنْ تـَمْلَأ خَزَّانَ الـمِياهِ لِـمَسَّاحاتِ الزُجَاجِ؟ → Můžete, prosím, doplnit ostřikovače čelního skla? → Kan De fylde vinduesviskerne? → Könnten Sie bitte die Scheibenwaschanlage auffüllen? → Μπορείτε να γεμίσετε τους υαλοκαθαριστήρες; → Rellene el agua del limpiaparabrisas → Voitteko täydentää tuulilasinpyyhkijät? → Vous pouvez me remettre du lave-glaces ? → Možete li napuniti tekućine za pranje vjetrobrana? → Può riempire il serbatoio dei tergicristalli? → フロントガラスのウォッシャー液を補充してもらえますか？ → 앞유리 세척액을 가득 채워 주시겠어요? → Kunt u de ruitenwisservloeistof bijvullen? → Kan du etterfylle vindusspylevæske? → Czy mógłby Panuzupełnić płyn do spryskiwania szyb? → O senhor pode completar o líquido limpador de pára-brisa? → Вы можете залить жидкость для омывания ветрового стекла? → Kan ni fylla på vatten till vindrutetorkarna, tack? → คุณเติมน้ำยาล้างกระจกได้ไหม? → Cam sileceklerinin deposunu doldurur musunuz lütfen? → Bạn làm ơn đổ đầy nước rửa kính chắn gió được không? → 请加满挡风玻璃清洁液

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add

vt añadir, agregar; (arith) sumar; Can you add 7 and 16?..¿Puede sumar 7 y 16?

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