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add

9 definitions • 20 examples
1
to put two or more numbers or amounts together to get a total:

Examples:

add in It's $45 - $50 if you add in the cost of postage.
add on Don't forget to add on your travelling expenses.
We'll keep a running subtotal and add the tax on at the end.
If you add (= calculate the total of) three and four you get seven.
2
to put something with something else to increase the number or amount or to improve the whole:

Examples:

add something to something She's added a Picasso to her collection.
Beat the butter and sugar together and slowly add the eggs.
add to Her colleagues' laughter only added to her embarrassment.
3
to say another thing:

Examples:

[ + that ] She was sad, she said, but added (= said also) that she felt she had made the right decision.
[ + speech ] "Oh, and thank you for all your help!" he added as he was leaving.
4
abbreviation for Attention Deficit Disorder: a name used mainly in the 1980s for a condition in which someone, especially a child, is often in a state of activity or excitement and unable to direct their attention towards what they are doing:

Examples:

A person with ADHD, previously known as ADD (attention-deficit disorder), has trouble focusing on activities, organizing and finishing tasks, and following instructions.
She said her child's teacher thought he might have ADD.
5
to put something with something else to increase the number or amount or to make it more important:

Examples:

[ T ] Beat the butter and sugar together, and then add the eggs.
[ T ] "Thanks for all your help!" he added as he was leaving.
[ I ] Factors beyond their control added to their success.
6
to calculate the total of a group of numbers:

Examples:

[ T ] If you add three and four you get seven.
7
to put something with something else in order to improve it or increase the number or amount:

Examples:

add sth to sth Investors can add more money to the fund at any time.
You can add a link to your own website.
8
to put one number or amount with another in order to calculate a total:

Examples:

add sth to sth You have to add the cost of postage to the subtotal.
add sth together So when you add all those figures together, that is where 534 comes from.
9
to increase in value by a particular amount, or to make something increase in value by a particular amount:

Examples:

add sth to sth Today its shares added 7p to 460p.

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