English > add: 7 senses > verb 1, changeMeaning | make an addition (to) ; join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP |
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Examples | - "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"
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Narrower | add on | make an addition |
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adjoin | attach or add |
button | Provide with buttons |
butylate | introduce the butyl group into a chemical compound |
compound, combine | Put or add together |
concatenate | add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series |
enrich | make wealthy or richer |
fortify | add nutrients to |
gild the lily, paint the lily | make unnecessary additions to what is already complete |
include | add as part of something else |
inject | To introduce (a new aspect or element) |
intercalate | insert (days) in a calendar |
milk | add milk to |
mix, mix in | add as an additional element or part |
modify, qualify | add a modifier to a constituent |
punctuate, mark | insert punctuation marks into |
put on | add to something existing |
put on | add to the odometer |
string, string up | add as if on a string |
stud | Provide with or construct with studs |
supplement | add as a supplement to what seems insufficient |
welt | put a welt on |
work in | add by mixing or blending on or attaching |
Broader | increase | Become bigger or greater in amount |
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Opposite | take away, take out | take out or remove |
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Similar to | add | constitute an addition |
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Spanish | adicionar, agregarse, agregar, añadir, juntar, sumar |
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Catalan | addicionar, afegir, agregar-se, agregar, sumar |
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Adjectives | additive | designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree |
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Nouns | addition | the act of adding one thing to another |
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English > add: 7 senses > verb 3, possessionMeaning | bestow a quality on. |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody |
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Examples | - "The music added a lot to the play"
- "This adds a light note to the program"
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Synonyms | lend, impart, bestow, contribute, bring |
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Narrower | factor | Be a contributing factor |
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instill, transfuse | Impart gradually |
throw in | add as an extra or as a gratuity |
tinsel | Impart a cheap brightness to |
Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
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Spanish | aportar, conceder, contribuir, otorgar, propiciar |
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Catalan | aportar, contribuir, donar |
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Nouns | addition | a component that is added to something to improve it |
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English > add: 7 senses > verb 4, cognitionMeaning | make an addition by combining numbers. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something |
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Example | "Add 27 and 49, please!" |
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Synonym | add together |
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Category | arithmetic | The branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations |
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Narrower | foot, foot up | add a column of numbers |
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Broader | calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure | make a mathematical calculation or computation |
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See also | add up | add up in number or quantity |
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Opposite | subtract, deduct, take off | make a subtraction |
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Similar to | total, tot, tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add, add together, tally, add up | Determine the sum of |
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Spanish | adicionar, agregar, sumar |
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Catalan | agregar, sumar |
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Adjectives | addable | capable of being added or added to |
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additive | characterized or produced by addition |
Nouns | adder | a machine that adds numbers |
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addition | the arithmetic operation of summing |
English > add: 7 senses > verb 5, communicationMeaning | Determine the sum of. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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Example | "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" |
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Synonyms | total, tot, tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add together, tally, add up |
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Broader | count, number, enumerate, numerate | Determine the number or amount of |
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Similar to | add, add together | make an addition by combining numbers |
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Spanish | agregar, sumar |
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Catalan | addicionar, agregar, sumar |
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Adjectives | addable, addible | capable of being added or added to |
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additive | characterized or produced by addition |
additive | designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree |
Nouns | adder | a machine that adds numbers |
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addition | the arithmetic operation of summing |