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add [add adds added adding] BrE [æd] NAmE [æd] verb 1. transitive to put sth together with sth else so as to increase the size, number, amount, etc •~ sth Next add the flour. • The juice contains no added sugar. •The plan has the added (= extra) advantage of bringing employment to rural areas. •~ sth to sth A new wing was added to the building. •Shall I add your name to the list? •Chlorine is added to the water to kill bacteria. 2. intransitive, transitive to put numbers or amounts together to get a total •~ A to B Add 9 to the total. •~ A and B together If you add all these amounts together you get a huge figure. Opp: ↑subtract 3. transitive to say sth more; to make a further remark •+ speech ‘And don't be late,’ she added. •~ sth (to sth) I have nothing to add to my earlier statement. •~ that… He added that they would return a week later. 4. transitive ~ sth (to sth) to give a particular quality to an event, a situation, etc •The suite will add a touch of class to your bedroom. Idioms: ↑add insult to injury ▪ ↑add to this … ▪ ↑added to this … Derived: ↑add something in ▪ ↑add something on ▪ ↑add something up ▪ ↑add to something ▪ ↑add up ▪ ↑add up to something Verb forms: Word Origin: late Middle English: from Latin addere, from ad- ‘to’ + the base of dare ‘put’. Thesaurus: add verb T •Add these numbers together. count • • total • • calculate • • work sth out • • tally • |AmE figure • |BrE, informal tot sth up • |formal compute • Opp: take away, Opp: subtract add/count/total/tally/tot up add up/count up/total up/calculate/work out/tally/figure/tot up/compute up how much/many add up/calculate/work out/figure/tot up/compute the cost/amount (of sth) add up/count/total/calculate/work out/tally/tot up/compute sb's score Example Bank: •I hasten to add that I knew nothing of the fraud at the time. •The Easter Festival added a new dimension to Salzburg's musical life. •to add a touch/sense/feeling of glamour/elegance/luxury/opulence/distinction/class
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