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add  (d)

v. add·ed, add·ing, adds

v.tr.

1. To combine (a column of figures, for example) to form a sum.

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 d- in Indo-European roots.]

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adda·ble, addi·ble adj.

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add

Verb

1. to combine (numbers or quantities) so as to make a larger number or quantity

2. to join something to something else so as to increase its size, effect, or scope: these new rules will add an extra burden on already overworked officials

3. to say or write something further

4. add in to include

See also add up [Latin addere]

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ADD

Abbreviation of attention deficit disorder

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 << OPPOSITE take away

verb 2. include, attach, supplement, increase by, adjoin, annex, amplify, augment, affix, append, enlarge by

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

add up

1. count up, add, total, count, reckon, calculate, sum up, compute, tally, tot up, add together

2. make sense, hold up, be reasonable, ring true, be plausible, stand to reason, hold water, bear examination, bear investigation

add up to something mean, reveal, indicate, imply, amount to, signify

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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.

Translations

add [æd] vt → añadir, agregar (esp LAM) [+ figures] (also: add up) → sumar

vi to add to (= increase) → aumentar, acrecentar

add on vt → añadir

add up vt [+ figures] → sumar

vi (fig): it doesn't add up → no tiene sentido;

it doesn't add up to much → es poca cosa, no tiene gran or mucha importancia

add [æd] vt → ajouter [+ figures] (also: to add up) → additionner

vi to add to (= increase) → ajouter à, accroître

add on vt → ajouter

vi (fig);

it doesn't add up → cela ne rime à rien

add up to vt fus (Math) → s'élever à (fig) (= mean); signifier;

it doesn't add up to much → ça n'est pas grand'chose

add [æd] vt → hinzufügen;

(figures) (also: add up) → zusammenzählen

vi to add to (increase) → beitragen zu

add on add vt (amount) → dazurechnen;

(room) → anbauen

add up add vt (figures) → zusammenzählen

vi (fig): it doesn't add up → es ergibt keinen Sinn;

it doesn't add up to much (fig) → das ist nicht berühmt (inf)

add [æd] vt → aggiungere [+ figures]; addizionare

vi to add to (= increase) → aumentare

add on vt → aggiungere

add up vt [+ figures] → addizionare

vi (fig): it doesn't add up → non ha senso;

it doesn't add up to much → non è un granché

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add

v add [ӕd]

1 (often with to) to put (one thing) to or with (another) He added water to his whisky.byvoegيُضِيفприбавямpřidattilsættehinzufügenπροσθέτωañadirlisamaافزودنlisätäajouterלְהוֹסִיףजोड़नाdodatihozzáadmenambahkanbæta viðaggiungere加える더하[]다pridėtipievienot; pielikttambahbijvoegentilsette, legge tildodawaćacrescentara adăugaприбавлятьpridaťdodatidodatitillsätta, blandaเติมส่วนผสมeklemek, katmak添加додаватиملاناthêm 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.optelيَجْمَعсъбирамsečístaddere; lægge sammenaddierenαθροίζωsumarliitmaجمع زدنlaskea yhteenadditionnerלְחַבֵּר, לְהוֹסִיףबढा़नाzbrojitiösszeadmenambahkanleggja samanaddizionare合計する합계하다sudėtisaskaitīt; summēttambahoptellenadderedodawaćsomara adunaскладыватьspočítaťprištetisabratilägga ihop, adderaคิดผลรวมtoplamak加додавати, складатиجمع کرناcộng加

3 to say something extra He explained, and added that he was sorry.byvoegيُضِيفдобавямdodattilføjehinzufügenπροσθέτω, συμπληρώνωagregar, añadirlisamaبه گفتۀ خود اضافه کردنlisätäajouter (à)לְהוֹסִיף וְלוֹמָרnadodatihozzáteszmenambahbæta viðaggiungere言い足す덧붙여 말하다pridurtipiebilst; piemetinātmenambahtoevoegentilføyedodawaćacrescentara adăugaдобавлятьdodaťpristavitidodatitilläggaพูดเพิ่ม...-diye ekledi補充說，又說додаватиعلاوہ ازیںbổ sung又说

4 (with to) to increase His illness had added to their difficulties.bydraيَزِيدусложнявамpřipojit (se)øge; gøre størrevergrÖßern(επ)αυξάνωañadirse a, aumentarlisamaاضافه شدنlisätäajouter (à)לְהוֹסִיףnadodatinövelmenambahaukaaumentare増す더하다padidintipalielināt; vairotmanambahkanbijdragenøke, gjøre størremnożyć, powiększaćaumentara adăuga (la)усиливатьpripojiť (sa), zvýšiť, zväčšiťpovečatipovećatiökaเสริมarttırmak增加прогресуватиاضافہ کرناlàm tăng thêm增加

n adˈdition

1 the act of adding The child is not good at addition.optelجـَمْـعсъбиранеsčítáníadditiondas Addierenπρόσθεσηsumaliitmineجمعyhteenlaskuadditionחִבּוּר @@@חִיבּוּר$$$, הוֹסָפָהजोड़dodavanjeösszeadástambah-tambahan, penjumlahansamlagningaddizione足し算덧셈pridėjimassaskaitīšanapencampuranoptellingaddisjondodawanieadiçãoadunareсложениеsčítanieseštevanjepovećanjeadditionการบวกekleme加法додаванняجمعtính cộng加法

2 something added They've had an addition to the family.byvoegingإضَافَة، زِيَادَهдопълнениеpřídavek, přírůstekforøgelseder Zuwachsπροσθήκηadiciónlisaالحاقیlisäysnouveau venuתוֹסֶפֶתdodatakgyarapodástambahanviðbótbambino, nuovo arrivato/venuto付加したもの부가, 첨가(물)priedaspieaugumstambahanaanwinstforøkelsedodatekacréscimoadaos; nou-venit; dependinţăприбавлениеprídavok, prírastokdodatekdodataktillökning, tillskott, tilläggสิ่งที่เพิ่มyeni üye, katılma增加的人或物додатокاضافہngười hoặc vật thêm vào增加的人或物

adj adˈditional

This has meant additional work for me.bykomendإضَافِيдопълнителенdalší, dodatečný, navícyderligere; øgetzusätzlich(επι)πρόσθετοςadicionallisa-اضافیlisä-supplémentaireנוֹסָףअतिरिक्तdodatantovábbitambahanviðbótar-, auka-supplementare, extra追加の부가적인papildomaspapildutambahanextraøkt, ytterligeredodatkowyextrasuplimentarдополнительныйdodatočný, naviacdodatendodatniextra, ytterligareที่เพิ่มขึ้นek, fazladan附加的додатковийاضافیthêm附加的