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add
1[ad]
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.
Synonyms: , , ,to find the sum of (often followed byup ).
Add this column of figures.
Add up the grocery bills.
Synonyms: ,to say or write further.
to include (usually followed byin ).
Don't forget to add in the tip.
verb (used without object)
noun
Journalism.Ģżcopy added to a completed story.
verb phrase
to signify; indicate.
The evidence adds up to a case of murder.
ADD
2[ey-dee-dee]
abbreviation
attention deficit disorder: the inattentive subtype of ADHD, usually marked by distractibility and difficulties with executive function.
add
1/ Ʀ»å /
verb
to combine (two or more numbers or quantities) by addition
to increase (a number or quantity) by another number or quantity using addition
to join (something) to something else in order to increase the size, quantity, effect, or scope; unite (with)
to add insult to injury
to have an extra and increased effect (on)
her illness added to his worries
(tr) to say or write further
to include
noun
informalĢżan instance of adding someone to one's list of contacts on a social networking site, esp MySpace
Thanks for the add!
ADD
2abbreviation
attention deficit disorder
ADD
Abbreviation of attention deficit disorder
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- addable adjective
- addible adjective
- addedly adverb
- misadd verb
- readd verb (used with object)
- unaddable adjective
- unadded adjective
- unaddible adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of ADD1
Idioms and Phrases
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.
Example Sentences
She added: "I came across the ISM and they were asking people to come as observers. Just being there I think shows Palestinians they're not alone."
He added: "We just didn't want to look back. The smell was just awful and the sounds were just horrific."
"I think it's a really good opportunity for women's tennis," Boulter added.
"Winning Le Mans is special," he added later to TNT Sports.
"To come under sustained attack when you are there to serve and protect all is disheartening to say the least," she added.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageĀ® Idioms Dictionary copyright Ā© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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