add
(redirected from adds)Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia.
add
to make an addition; to say or write further; to include: Be sure to add the tax.
Not to be confused with:
ad – advertisement, advertising: an ad agency
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree
ADD
abbr.
attention deficit disorder
add
(ăd)v. add·ed, add·ing, adds
v.tr.
1. To join or combine (numbers) through addition: If you add 5 and 10 and 17, the result is 32. If you add 6 to 8, you get 14.
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.
Phrasal Verb: 1. To find a sum in arithmetic.
2.
a. To constitute an addition: an exploit that will add to her reputation.
b. To create or make an addition: gradually added to my meager savings.
add up
Idiom: 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.
add up to
To constitute; amount to: The revisions added up to a lot of work.
[Middle English adden, from Latin addere : ad-, ad- + dare, to give; see dō- in Indo-European roots.]
add′a·ble, add′i·ble adj.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
add
(æd)vb
1. (Mathematics) to combine (two or more numbers or quantities) by addition
2. (Mathematics) (foll by: to) to increase (a number or quantity) by another number or quantity using addition
3. (often foll by: to) to join (something) to something else in order to increase the size, quantity, effect, or scope; unite (with): to add insult to injury.
4. (foll by: to) to have an extra and increased effect (on): her illness added to his worries.
5. (tr) to say or write further
6. (foll by: in) to include
n
(Communications & Information) informal an instance of adding someone to one's list of contacts on some social networking sites: Thanks for the add!.
[C14: from Latin addere, literally: to put to, from ad- to + -dere to put]
ADD
abbreviation for
(Psychiatry) attention deficit disorder
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
add
(æd)v.t.
1. to unite or join so as to increase the number, quantity, size, or importance.
2. to find the sum of (often fol. by up).
3. to say or write further.
4. to cause to have as an additional quality: to add interest to a story.
5. to include (usu. fol. by in).
v.i. 6. to perform the arithmetic operation of addition.
7. to be or serve as an addition (usu. fol. by to): His illness added to the family's troubles.
8. add up,
a. to amount to the correct total.
b. to seem reasonable or consistent; make sense.
9. add up to, to signify; amount to.
add′a•ble, add′i•ble, adj.
add′ed•ly, adv.
add.
1. addenda.
2. addition.
3. additional.
4. address.
ADD
attention deficit disorder.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ADD
Abbreviation of attention deficit disorder
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
add
In artillery and naval gunfire support, a correction used by an observer/spotter to indicate that an increase in range along a spotting line is desired.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
add
Past participle: added
Gerund: adding
| Imperative |
|---|
| add |
| add |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
| Noun | 1. |  ADD - a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disordersADHD, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, hyperkinetic syndrome, MBD, minimal brain damage, minimal brain dysfunction hyperactivity - a condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement syndrome - a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease |
| Verb | 1. | add - make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table" increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased" gild the lily, paint the lily - make unnecessary additions to what is already complete adjoin - attach or add; "I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter" work in - add by mixing or blending on or attaching; "work in the butter and the dough will get the right consistency"; "In his speech, the presidential candidate worked in a lot of learned words" add on - make an addition; "Let's add on to this" include - add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category; "We must include this chemical element in the group" put on - add to something existing; "She put on a sun room" butylate - introduce the butyl group into a chemical compound put on - add to the odometer; "He put on 1,000 miles on this trip" inject - to introduce (a new aspect or element); "He injected new life into the performance" welt - put a welt on; "welt the shoes" intercalate - insert (days) in a calendar concatenate - add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series; "concatenate terms"; "concatenate characters" string, string up - add as if on a string; "string these ideas together"; "string up these songs and you'll have a musical" milk - add milk to; "milk the tea" fortify - add nutrients to; "fortified milk" stud - provide with or construct with studs; "stud the wall" button - provide with buttons; "button a shirt" enrich - make wealthy or richer; "the oil boom enriched a lot of local people" supplement - add as a supplement to what seems insufficient; "supplement your diet" add - constitute an addition; "This paper will add to her reputation" |
| 2. |  add - state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied"say, state, tell - express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" toss in - add casually to a conversation; "`I don't agree with this,' she tossed in" | |
| 3. |  add - bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" factor - be a contributing factor; "make things factor into a company's profitability" instill, transfuse - impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students" tinsel - impart a cheap brightness to; "his tinseled image of Hollywood" throw in - add as an extra or as a gratuity | |
| 4. |  add - make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49, please!"arithmetic - the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations compute, calculate, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out - make a mathematical calculation or computation add together, summate, tot, tot up, tote up, total, add up, sum, sum up, tally, add - determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" | |
| 5. |  add - determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"add together, add - make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49, please!" | |
| 6. |  add - constitute an addition; "This paper will add to her reputation"add - make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table" form, constitute, make - to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
add
verb
1. count up, total, reckon, sum up, compute, add up, tot up Banks add all the interest and other charges together.
count up reduce, remove, diminish, take from, take away, deduct, lessen, subtract
count up reduce, remove, diminish, take from, take away, deduct, lessen, subtract
2. include, attach, supplement, increase by, adjoin, annex, amplify, augment, affix, append, enlarge by He wants to add a huge sports complex to the hotel.
3. continue to speak, go on, carry on, persist, keep going 'You could tell he was very embarrassed,' she added.
add to something increase, boost, expand, strengthen, enhance, step up (informal), intensify, raise, advance, spread, extend, heighten, enlarge, escalate, multiply, inflate, magnify, amplify, augment, proliferate Smiles and cheerful faces added to the general gaiety.
add up
1. count up, add, total, count, reckon, calculate, sum up, compute, tally, tot up, add together More than a quarter of seven-year-olds cannot add up properly.
2. make sense, hold up, be reasonable, ring true, be plausible, stand to reason, hold water, bear examination, bear investigation They arrested her because her statements did not add up.
add up to something
1. mean, reveal, indicate, imply, amount to, signify All this adds up to very bad news for the car industry.
2. amount to, make, come to, total, run to, grow to, number, be equal to For a hit show, profits can add up to millions.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
add
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
TranslationsSelect a language:
Spanish / Español
add
[æd]A. VT
1. (Math) → sumar
B. VI (= count) → sumar
add on VT + ADV → añadir
we added two rooms on → hicimos construir or añadimos dos habitaciones más
you have to add 15 dollars on for service → hay que añadir 15 dólares por el servicio
we added two rooms on → hicimos construir or añadimos dos habitaciones más
you have to add 15 dollars on for service → hay que añadir 15 dólares por el servicio
add to VI + PREP → aumentar, acrecentar
it only added to our problems → no hizo sino aumentar nuestros problemas
then, to add to our troubles → luego, para colmo de desgracias ..., luego, para más desgracias ...
it only added to our problems → no hizo sino aumentar nuestros problemas
then, to add to our troubles → luego, para colmo de desgracias ..., luego, para más desgracias ...
add together VT + ADV → sumar
add up
B. VI + ADV
add up to VI + PREP
2. (fig) (= mean) → querer decir, venir a ser
what all this adds up to is → lo que quiere decir or significa todo esto es que ...
it doesn't add up to much → es poca cosa, no tiene gran importancia
what all this adds up to is → lo que quiere decir or significa todo esto es que ...
it doesn't add up to much → es poca cosa, no tiene gran importancia
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
add
(ӕd) verb1. (often with to) to put (one thing) to or with (another). He added water to his whisky.añadir
2. (often with to, ~together, ~up) to find the total of (various numbers). Add these figures together; Add 124 to 356; He added up the figures.sumar
4. (with to) to increase. His illness had added to their difficulties. añadirse a, aumentar
adˈdition noun1. the act of adding. The child is not good at addition.suma
2. something added. They've had an addition to the family.adición
adˈditional adjectiveThis has meant additional work for me.adicional
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
add
→ añadir , sumarMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
add
vt. añadir, sumar, agregar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- Could you add some windshield wiper fluid? (US)
Can you top up the windscreen washers? (UK) → Rellene el agua del limpiaparabrisas
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
add
vt añadir, agregar; (arith) sumar; Can you add 7 and 16?..¿Puede sumar 7 y 16?English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.