add

/æd/

add verb: 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

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

(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.

Synonyms:

annex
To sum up; to put together mentally; to add up.
- to add numbers
- […]as easily as he can add together the ideas of two days or two years.1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC
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add up
(transitive) To combine elements of (something) into one quantity.
- to add a column of numbers
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coalesce, join, unite
(transitive) To give by way of increased possession (to someone); to bestow (on).
- The Lord shall add to me another son.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 30:24
- Back to thy punishment, False fugitive, and to thy speed add wings.1667, John Milton, “(please specify the page number)”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker...
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bestow
(transitive) To append (e.g. a statement); to say further information.
- He added that he would willingly consent to the entire abolition of the tax1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC, page 37
- "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."1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC
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mention, note
(intransitive) To intensify; to augment; to increase.
- It adds to our anxiety.
- I will add to your yoke1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Kings 12:14
(intransitive) To perform the arithmetical operation of addition.
- He adds rapidly.
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augment
(intransitive) To summon minions or reinforcements.
- Typically, a hostile mob will add whenever it's within the aggro radius of a player.
(Internet, transitive) To add someone as a friend.

Noun (1)

add (plural adds)

The addition of a song to a station's playlist.
- In a typical week, 10 to 15 songs may be up for consideration as “adds” of new songs for the station's playlist.2006, David Baskerville, Music Business Handbook and Career Guide, page 370
- Effectiveness of their work is measured by the number of “adds” they receive on the airplay charts of major trades.2013, Russ Hepworth-Sawyer, From Demo to Delivery
An act or instance of adding.
- List the number of adds and multiplies for each of the forms (6) , (7), and (8).2004, C. K. Birdsall, A. B. Langdon, Plasma Physics via Computer Simulation, page 75
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 (2) capitalized: ADD

ADD

(abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of attention deficit disorder.
(abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of accidental death and dismemberment.
- Although not sought by QuesTech, the dismemberment portion of the policy was nonetheless issued as an integral part of Hartford’s standard ADD policy.1989, West's Federal Supplement, volume 713, page 958
- ADD Insurance: Also known as Accidental Death and Dismemberment policy, […]1989, David Frangiamore, How Insurance Companies Settle Cases, James Publishing, pages 4–110
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AD&D
(sound engineering) A designation on prerecorded compact discs indicating that the contents were recorded in analog but mixed and mastered in digital.

add meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Tagalog

add in Hindi

to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on: जोड़ना joṛnā
to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on: जोड़ना joṛnā

add in Urdu

to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on: جوڑنا joṛnā
to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on: جوڑنا joṛnā

add in Bengali

যোগ করুন, যোগ করা

add in Tagalog

to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up: dagdagan
to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on: idugtong
to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on: dagdagan, magdagdag, dagdagin

More languagesFewer languages

add in Arabic: جَمَعَ jamaʕa, أَضَافَ ʔaḍāfa
add in Malay: tambah, campur
add in Indonesian: tambah, menambah
add in Persian: افزودن afzudan
add in Thai: บวก bùuak, รวม ruuam, เสริม sə̌əm, เพิ่มเติม
add in Vietnamese: cộng, thêm, nói, nói thêm
add in Myanmar: ပေါင်း paung:

Examples of add in a sentence

I could add and subtract and multiply and divide, but I entered the wilderness when words became equations.2022 August 7, Alec Wilkinson, “Could learning algebra in my 60s make me smarter?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 22 Mar...
Dr Yoshimoto and his colleagues would like to add liver cancer to that list.2013 June 29, “A punch in the gut”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, pages 72–3:

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Forms of add

Verb
third-person singular present	adds
present participle	adding
past participle	added
past	added
second-person singular present (archaic)	addest
second-person singular past (archaic)	addedst
third-person singular present (archaic)	addeth
Noun
plural	adds

Past tense of add: added

Plural of add: adds

Origin of add

From Middle English adden, from Latin addō (“add, give unto”).

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Questions about add

What does add mean?: Add means 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.
What is add in Hindi?: Add in Hindi is जोड़ना (joṛnā). See Add meaning in Hindi.
How do you use add in a sentence?: I could add and subtract and multiply and divide, but I entered the wilderness when words became equations.
What part of speech is add?: Add can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce add?: Add is pronounced /æd/.
What is the past tense of add?: The past tense of add is added.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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