Meaning

(transitive) To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate.
2. To sum up; to put together mentally; to add up.
3. (transitive) To combine elements of (something) into one quantity.
4. (transitive) To give by way of increased possession (to someone); to bestow (on).
5. (transitive) To append (e.g. a statement); to say further information.
6. (intransitive) To intensify; to augment; to increase.
7. (intransitive, mathematics) To perform the arithmetical operation of addition.
8. (intransitive, video games) To summon minions or reinforcements.

Example Sentences

to add numbers

[…]as easily as he can add together the ideas of two days or two years.

I could add and subtract and multiply and divide, but I entered the wilderness when words became equations.

to add a column of numbers

The Lord shall add to me another son.

Back to thy punishment, False fugitive, and to thy speed add wings.

He added that he would willingly consent to the entire abolition of the tax

"Bless your dear heart," she said, "I am sure I can tell you of a way to get back to Kansas." Then she added, "But, if I do, you must give me the Golden Cap."

Word Forms

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When Should You Use Add.?

Use add. when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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