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add
This term conveys the act of augmentation, whether physical, numerical, or verbal. It suggests a process of accumulation where a new element is integrated into an existing whole to enhance it or expand its scope.
In communication, it functions as a tool for clarification or supplementation, allowing a speaker to append a thought to a previous statement without replacing it. In mathematics, it represents the most basic operation of combining quantities to find a sum.
Meanings
To join something to something else in order to increase the size, number, or amount.
Add a pinch of salt to the soup.
To calculate the total of two or more numbers by summing them together.
If you add five and seven, you get twelve.
Examples
Small details add up to a huge difference.
Phrasal Verbs
add up
to make sense or seem plausible
The witness's testimony simply does not add up.
add up to
to result in a particular total or amount
The small expenses eventually add up to a significant sum.
add in
to include something as a part of a mixture or a calculation
Remember to add in the tax before finalizing the price.
add on
to attach or append something extra to an existing structure or cost
They decided to add on a sunroom to the back of the house.
add to
to increase the size, amount, or intensity of something
The loud music only added to the chaos of the party.