Add

/æd/

Meaning & Definition

verb

To join or unite numbers, quantities, or items to obtain a total.

If you add 5 and 3, you get 8.

To include something in addition to what has already been mentioned or considered.

Please add your name to the list of attendees.

To say or write something further; to make an additional remark.

She added that she would be late to the meeting.

To provide a supplementary part to something.

You can add more spice to the dish if you like.

To combine or increase in a given way.

The teacher decided to add more points to the students' final grades.

Middle English 'adden', from Old English 'addian', meaning 'to join or unite'.

add up

To calculate the total; to make sense or be logical.

add fuel to the fire

To make a situation worse.

add insult to injury

To make a bad situation worse by saying or doing something.

add to the mix

To include additional elements in a situation or discussion.

addition

The process of adding something to something else.

additional

Added; extra.

added

More than was agreed or expected.

To take something or someone along.

Can I add you to my group for the party?

To contribute or pitch in.

I’ll add a few bucks to the gift fund.