Add
[æd]
Definition
(verb.) 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'.
(verb.) make an addition by combining numbers; 'Add 27 and 49, please!'.
(verb.) state or say further; '`It doesn't matter,' he supplied'.
(verb.) constitute an addition; 'This paper will add to her reputation'.
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Definition
(v. t.) To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on).
(v. t.) To join or unite, as one thing to another, or as several particulars, so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate. Hence: To sum up; to put together mentally; as, to add numbers; to add up a column.
(v. t.) To append, as a statement; to say further.
(v. i.) To make an addition. To add to, to augment; to increase; as, it adds to our anxiety.
(v. i.) To perform the arithmetical operation of addition; as, he adds rapidly.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Join, subjoin, annex, affix, append, superadd, tag, tack.[2]. Sum, sum up, cast up, add together.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Adduce, adjoin, increase, extend, enlarge, sum_up, cast_up, subjoin, amplify,annex
ANT:Deduct, subtract, dissever, abstract
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Definition
v.t. to put (one thing) to (another): to sum up (with to): to increase.—adjs. Add′able Add′ible.—ns. Addibil′ity; Addit′ament (Charles Lamb) an addition; Addi′tion the act of adding: the thing added: the rule in arithmetic for adding numbers together: title honour.—adj. Addi′tional that is added.
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Examples
- The pines are not tall or luxuriant, but they are sombre, and add an air of severity to the scene. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Monstrous nice girl, 'pon my honour, though, Osborne, he was good enough to add. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Add to the solution 7 parts of pure soda, 5 of gum Arabic, and 12 of water. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- His mouth, around which many a dimple played, was large enough to add to that manliness of expression, for which he was so celebrated. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I am authorised to tell him that Miss Verinder willingly consents to place her house at our disposal; and, that said, I am desired to add no more. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Dissolve the sal soda, borax, and sal tartar in the hot water and add the other ingredients. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- I must still add to this long letter. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Not a bit like home, added Amy. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Then, collecting himself, he added in his usual tone, And what may it be your pleasure to want at so early an hour with the poor Jew? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- It would be better to have the garrisons engaged there added to Butler's command. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- And as this,' he added, after these magnanimous words, 'is not a fit scene for the boy--David, go to bed! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- But it is a responsible trust,' added Mr Milvey, 'and difficult to discharge. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Mrs. Hurst thought the same, and added: She has nothing, in short, to recommend her, but being an excellent walker. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- With an air of indifference he soon afterwards added: How long did you say he was at Rosings? Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Notwithstanding its simple action, its structure is complicated by a large amount of adding mechanism. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It was on a Friday that he intimated this to Mrs. Sparsit at the Bank, adding: 'But you'll go down to-morrow, ma'am, all the same. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Many of these are quite large, and at least one-third of them require one additional helper, thus adding, say, 33,000 employees to the number already mentioned. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Who Invented the First Adding Machine? Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- They had seen the Roosevelt influence adding to the resources of life--irrigation, and waterways, conservation, the Panama Canal, the country life movement. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Again he laughed, adding, It is precisely as I conjectured. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Adding machines may be found at work in all kinds of business places from corner groceries to department stores and manufacturing plants. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I do think, she went on, addressing both men, that the imprevu adds to one's enjoyment. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Now, she adds, show me the spot again! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The completed rail is then covered with a finishing strip, known as the blind rail, which covers the unsightly bolt heads and adds to the artistic effect of the table. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- She is depressed, but this confinement perhaps adds to her depression. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Nothing,' adds Mr. Pickwick, 'can exceed their good-humour. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Not, adds Mr. Snagsby with his apologetic cough, that I mean to say a word against the profession I get my living by. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- When one side is covered with single cuts if the file is to be double cut he adds in the same manner a second series, crossing the others at a certain angle. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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