add

See also: ADD and add.

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Latin addere, from ad + dare (“to give, put”). Compare date, do.

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VerbEdit

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

  1. (transitive) To join or unite, as 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. Hence: To sum up; to put together mentally.
    • (Can we date this quote?) John Locke
      […] as easily as he can add together the ideas of two days or two years.
    to add numbers
  2. (transitive) To combine elements of (something) into one quantity.
    to add a column of numbers
  3. (transitive) To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on).
  4. (transitive) To append, as a statement; to say further.
    • 1855, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume 3, page 37 [1]:
      He added that he would willingly consent to the entire abolition of the tax
    • 1900, L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23
      "Bless your dear heart," she said, "I am sure I can tell you of a way to get back to Kansas." Then she added, "But, if I do, you must give me the Golden Cap."
  5. (intransitive) To make an addition. To add to, to augment; to increase.
    • 1611, King James Version, 1 Kings 12:14:
      I will add to your yoke
    • 2013 June 29, “A punch in the gut”, The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 72-3: 
      Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. […] Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism. Dr Yoshimoto and his colleagues would like to add liver cancer to that list.
    It adds to our anxiety.
  6. (intransitive, mathematics) To perform the arithmetical operation of addition.
    He adds rapidly.

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Usage notesEdit

  • We add by bringing things together so as to form a whole.
  • We join by putting one thing to another in close or continuous connection.
  • We annex by attaching some adjunct to a larger body.
  • We unite by bringing things together so that their parts adhere or intermingle.
  • Things coalesce by coming together or mingling so as to form one organization.
  • To add quantities; to join houses; to annex territory; to unite kingdoms; to make parties coalesce

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NounEdit

add (plural adds)

  1. (video games) An additional enemy that joined the fight after the primary target.
    After engaging the boss for one minute, two adds will arrive from the back and must be dealt with.
  2. (computer science) An act or instance of adding.

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Last modified on 26 March 2014, at 21:44