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add

See also: ADD, add., and AD&D

English edit

Etymology edit

From Middle English adden, from Latin addō (“add, give unto”), from ad (“to”) + dō (“give”).

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add (third-person singular simple present adds, present participle adding, simple past and past participle added)

  1. (transitive) To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate.
  2. To sum up; to put together mentally; to add up.
    to add numbers
  3. (transitive) To combine elements of (something) into one quantity.
    to add a column of numbers
  4. (transitive) To give by way of increased possession (to someone); to bestow (on).
  5. (transitive) To append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on.
  6. (intransitive) To make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on.
    It adds to our anxiety.
  7. (intransitive, mathematics) To perform the arithmetical operation of addition.
    He adds rapidly.
  8. (intransitive, video games) To summon minions or reinforcements.
    Typically, a hostile mob will add whenever it's within the aggro radius of a player.
  9. (transitive, Internet, text messaging, video games) To add someone as a friend.

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  • To add quantities; to join houses; to annex territory; to unite kingdoms; to make parties coalesce.

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of add
infinitive (to) add
present tense past tense
1st-person singular add added
2nd-person singular add, addest† added, addedst†
3rd-person singular adds, addeth† added
plural add
subjunctive add added
imperative add —
participles adding added

†Archaic or obsolete.

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Noun edit

add (plural adds)

  1. (radio) The addition of a song to a station's playlist.
    • 2006, David Baskerville, Music Business Handbook and Career Guide, page 370:
      In a typical week, 10 to 15 songs may be up for consideration as “adds” of new songs for the station's playlist.
    • 2013, Russ Hepworth-Sawyer, From Demo to Delivery:
      Effectiveness of their work is measured by the number of “adds” they receive on the airplay charts of major trades.
  2. (computer science) An act or instance of adding.
    • 2004, C. K. Birdsall, A. B. Langdon, Plasma Physics via Computer Simulation, page 75:
      List the number of adds and multiplies for each of the forms (6) , (7), and (8).
  3. (video games) An additional enemy that joins a fight after the primary target.
    When the player has fought the boss for one minute, two adds will arrive from the back and must be dealt with.

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Chinese edit

Etymology edit

From English add. Compare Mandarin 加 (jiā, “to friend”).

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add

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, social media) to friend; to add someone as contact, friend, or follower

Hungarian edit

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Etymology edit

ad +‎ -d

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add

  1. second-person singular subjunctive present definite of ad

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English add.

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add

  1. (Brazil, Internet slang, uninflected) to add in certain internet services
    1. to friend (to add as a friend in a social network)
    2. to add (to add as a contact in an instant messenger service)

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A rare occurrence in Portuguese, this verb is not inflected and will be in its infinitive form regardless of person or tense.

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:add.

Scots edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle English adden, from Latin addō (“add, give unto”), from ad (“to”) + dō (“give”).

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add (third-person singular simple present adds, present participle addin, simple past addit, past participle addit)

  1. (transitive) to add (give in addition)
  2. (archaic, Middle Scots, intransitive) to make an addition to the exercise at the meetings of presbytery

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of add
infinitive (to) add
indicative present preterite
1st person singular add addit, added
2nd person singular add addit, added
3rd person singular addis addit, added
plural add addit, added
imperative present —
singular add (ȝow)!
plural add (þow)!
participle present past
addyng¹ (-ing), addand(e)² ¹(i-, y-)addit, ¹(i-, y-)added
Note: The conjugation of verbs in Middle Scots is quite irregular and varies from region to region; this is just a proposal based on the formal verbs found in texts.

¹: Southern Middle Scots

²: Northern Middle Scots

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