add
/æd/ verb, noun
Forms adds adding added addest addedst addeth
- verb (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.
- verb To sum up; to put together mentally; to add up. “to add numbers”
- verb (transitive) To combine elements of (something) into one quantity. “to add a column of numbers”
- verb (transitive) To give by way of increased possession (to someone); to bestow (on).
- verb (transitive) To append (e.g. a statement); to say further information.
- verb (intransitive) To intensify; to augment; to increase. “It adds to our anxiety.”
- verb (intransitive, mathematics) To perform the arithmetical operation of addition. “He adds rapidly.”
- verb (intransitive, video games) To summon minions or reinforcements. “Typically, a hostile mob will add whenever it's within the aggro radius of a player.”
- noun (radio) The addition of a song to a station's playlist.
- noun (computer science) An act or instance of adding.
- noun (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.”
- noun (sound engineering) A designation on prerecorded compact discs indicating that the contents were recorded in analog but mixed and mastered in digital.
Synonyms
annex add up coalesce join unite bestow mention note augment sum give increase lend append tack AD&D attention deficit disorder attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD hyperkinetic syndrome minimal brain dysfunction minimal brain damage MBD supply impart contribute bring add together total tot
Antonyms
Etymology
From Middle English adden, from Latin addō (“add, give unto”).
Webster’s 1913
- verb To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on).
- verb 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.
- verb To make an addition. To add to, to augment; to increase; as, it adds to our anxiety. "I will add to your yoke." 1 Kings xii. 14.
- verb To perform the arithmetical operation of addition; as, he adds rapidly.
Etymology [L. addere; ad + dare to give, put. Cf. Date, Do.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “add”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details