English > add: 7 senses > verb 1, change| Meaning | 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, possession| Meaning | 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, cognition| Meaning | 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, communication| Meaning | 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 |
