add
Third Person
adds
Present Participle
adding
Past Tense
added
Past Participle
added
1
to put things together to make them bigger in size or quantity
transitive
- An extra paragraph was added to the report for additional information.
- Please add your name to the list of participants.
- The teacher will add new examples to clarify the concept.
- They added more shelves to the library for extra books.
- I added a few extra hours to my schedule to finish the work.
Antonyms:
2
(mathematics) to put numbers or amounts together and find the total
- Add 5 and 3 to get a total of 8.
- Add 6 to the overall sum.
- Add the scores of each round to calculate the final score.
- If you add the costs of materials, labor, and overhead, you'll get the total production expenses.
- She quickly learned how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide.
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3
to put something such as an ingredient, additional element, etc. together with something else
transitive
- Fertilizer is added to the soil to promote plant growth.
- I will add milk to my cereal for breakfast.
- She added some chopped onions to the recipe for flavor.
- Stir-fry the vegetables, then add the tofu.
4
used to introduce new information, particularly in order to support what one previously said
transitive
- 'Make sure to double-check your work,' he added.
- “We’ll leave at noon,” he said, then added, “if the weather is good.”
- She explained the rules and added that they must follow them carefully.
- He mentioned the delay and added that it wouldn’t take long to fix.
- “We need to act quickly,” he added firmly.