add
verb
[ ad ]
• join (something) to something else so as to increase the size, number, or amount.
• "I've started a petition so if you would like to add your name, email me"
Similar:
attach,
build on,
add on,
put on,
put in,
append,
adjoin,
join,
affix,
connect,
annex,
include,
prefix,
prepend,
• put in (an additional element, ingredient, etc.).
• "chlorine is added to the water to kill bacteria"
• put together (two or more numbers or amounts) to calculate their total value.
• "in this example, all the odd numbers between 1 and 10 are added together"
Similar:
add up,
add together,
total,
count,
count up,
figure up,
compute,
calculate,
reckon,
tally,
enumerate,
find the sum of,
tot up,
cast up,
• say as a further remark.
• "‘I hope we haven't been too much trouble,’ she added politely"
Similar:
go on to say,
state further,
continue,
carry on,
tack on,
tag on,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin addere, from ad- ‘to’ + the base of dare ‘put’.
ADD
abbreviation
• analogue digital digital, indicating that a music recording was made in analogue format before being mastered and stored digitally.
• attention deficit disorder.
attention deficit disorder
noun
• any of a range of behavioural disorders occurring primarily in children, including such symptoms as poor concentration, hyperactivity, and learning difficulties.
