ADD
ADD
(eɪ diː diː )add
(æd )Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense adds , present participle adding , past tense, past participle added
1. verb
If you add one thing to another, you put it in or on the other thing, to increase, complete, or improve it.
Add the grated cheese to the sauce. [VERB noun + to]
Since 1908, chlorine has been added to drinking water. [be VERB-ed + to]
He wants to add a huge sports complex to Binfield Manor. [VERB noun + to]
[Also VERB noun]2. verb
Banks add all the interest and other charges together. [VERB noun with together]
Two and three added together are five. [V-ed together]
Add up means the same as add.
More than a quarter of seven year-olds cannot add up properly. [VERB PARTICLE]
We just added all the numbers up and divided one by the other. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
He said the numbers simply did not add up. [VERB PARTICLE]
3. verb
4. verb
To add a particular quality to something means to cause it to have that quality.
The generous amount of garlic adds flavour. [VERB noun]
Pictures add interest to plain painted walls. [VERB noun + to]
5. verb
If you add something when you are speaking, you say something more.
'You can tell that he is extremely embarrassed,' Mr Brigden added. [VERB with quote]
The President agreed, adding that he hoped for a peaceful solution. [VERB that]
Hunt added his congratulations, saying 'Nigel has made a cracking job of it'. [VERB noun]
