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add

  (ăd) pronunciation

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.
    1. To constitute an addition: an exploit that will add to her reputation.
    2. 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

  1. To constitute; amount to: The revisions added up to a lot of work.

[Middle English adden, from Latin addere : ad-, ad- + dare, to give.]

addable add'a·ble or add'i·ble adj.
 
 

New record placed in a computer or hard-copy file. A direct marketing file usually requires a minimum of name, street address, city, state, and ZIP code. A great variety of additional information may also be retained in the record, depending upon the purpose of the file.

 

verb

    To combine (figures) to form a sum. cast, foot (up), sum (up), tot, total, totalize. See increase/decrease.

 
Antonyms: add

v

Definition: adjoin, increase; make further comment
Antonyms: decrease, deduct, diminish, lessen, reduce, remove, withdraw

v

Definition: make an addition
Antonyms: subtract


 


1. On drawings, abbr. for addendum. 2. On drawings, abbr. for addition.


 
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: v. - Determine the sum of; State or say further; Bestow a quality on; Increase, augment.

pronunciation To add a library to a house is to give that house a soul. — Cicero

Tutor's tip: The business manager placed an "ad" (advertisement) in the paper in hope that she would "add" (increase) to her business.

 
Translations: Translations for: Add

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tilføje, føje til, supplere
v. intr. - samles, tilføjes, sammenføjes

idioms:

  • add in    inkludere, indregne
  • add on    tilføje, udvide
  • add to    forøge, gøre større, udvide
  • add up    opsummere, sammenregne
  • add up to    betyde, udgøre
  • added value    tillægsværdi

abbr. - opmærksomhedssvigt

Nederlands (Dutch)
optellen, toevoegen, bijdragen, (samen) bundelen, nog verder zeggen

Français (French)
v. tr. - ajouter à, (Math) additionner, totaliser, ajouter, (fig) faire la somme de
v. intr. - se recouper, (Math) faire des additions, (fig) concorder, s'expliquer

idioms:

  • add in    ajouter, inclure, faire entrer en ligne de compte
  • add on    ajouter, laisser (un pourboire)
  • add to    ajouter à, augmenter, accroître
  • add up    additionner, se recouper, (Math) faire le compte, être exact, (fig) concorder, s'expliquer
  • add up to    s'élever, se monter à, (fig) signifier, se résumer à
  • added value    (Fin) valeur ajoutée

abbr. - (abrév = attention déficit disorder), (Méd) troubles de l'attention

Deutsch (German)
v. - hinzufügen, beitragen, beisteuern, anbauen, addieren, summieren, zusammenzählen

idioms:

  • add in    einbeziehen, einfügen
  • add on    Erweiterung
  • add to    hinzufügen, beitragen
  • add up    addieren, summieren, zusammenzählen
  • add up to    addieren, summieren, zusammenzählen
  • added value    Mehrwert

abbr. - Störung des Konzentrationsvermögens

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - προσθέτω, αθροίζω, αυξάνω, επιτείνω

idioms:

  • add in    συμπεριλαμβάνω
  • add on    προσθέτω στο τέλος
  • add to    επαυξάνω, προσθέτω σε, επιτείνω
  • add up    προσθέτω, αθροίζω, βγάζω νόημα, εμφανίζω λογική συνέπεια
  • add up to    δίνω άθροισμα, (μτφ.) σημαίνω, καταλήγω σε
  • added value    πρόσθετη αξία

Italiano (Italian)
aggiungere, sommare, addizionare

idioms:

  • add in    includere
  • add on    aggiungere
  • add to    accrescere
  • add up    sommare
  • added value    valore aggiunto

Português (Portuguese)
v. - adicionar, aumentar, agregar

idioms:

  • add in    adicional
  • add on    adicional
  • add to    adicionar a
  • add up    somar
  • added value    valor (m) agregado

Русский (Russian)
добавлять, присоединять, добавлять, придавать, складывать, складывать, суммировать

idioms:

  • add in    включать
  • add on    присоединить
  • add to    добавлять, усиливать
  • add up    сводиться к, казаться логичным
  • added value    добавочная стоимость

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - añadir, adicionar, agregar, contribuir, sumar
v. intr. - sumar (hacer sumas), aumentar, acrecentar

idioms:

  • add in    incluir
  • add on    sumar
  • add to    aumentar, incrementar, agravar
  • add up    sumar, tener sentido
  • add up to    sumar, tener sentido, agregar hasta
  • added value    valor agregado

abbr. - Desorden de Déficit Atencional

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tillägga, addera

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
添加, 增加, 补充说, 计算...总和, 加起来, 做加法

idioms:

  • add in    把...包括在内
  • add on    另外加上去
  • add to    增加
  • add up    合计
  • add up to    合计为, 总计为
  • added value    增值

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 添加, 增加, 補充說, 計算...總和
v. intr. - 增加, 加起來, 做加法

idioms:

  • add in    把...包括在內
  • add on    另外加上去
  • add to    增加
  • add up    合計
  • add up to    合計為, 總計為
  • added value    增值

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 말을 덧붙이다
v. intr. - 더하다

idioms:

  • add in    셈해 넣다
  • add on    누계방식의, 부속의
  • add to    증가하다
  • add up    합계하다, 이해가 가다
  • add up to    합계 ~이 되다

abbr. - American Dialect Dictionary(미국 방언 사전)

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 足す, 足し算をする, 加える, 言い足す

idioms:

  • add fuel to the fire/flames    火に油を注ぐ, 激情をあおる
  • add in    算入する, 加える
  • add insult to injury    ひどいめにあわせた上に侮辱を与える
  • add on    含める
  • add to    増す
  • add up    計算が合う, …について結論を下す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يضم, يضيف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הוסיף, חיבר, סיכם‬
v. intr. - ‮עשה פעולת חיבור חשבונית, הוסף ל-‬
abbr. - ‮הפרעת קשב/ריכוז (אצל ילדים)‬


 
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