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adding on

adding on is the present participle and gerund of add on.

Meaning of add on

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To incorporate (something extra, often an amount of money) into something else (often a bill).
  2. (intransitive) To put an expansion (addition) onto a building, usually a home.

Questions about adding on

What is adding on the present participle and gerund of?
Adding on is the present participle and gerund of add on.

Words near adding on in the dictionary

  1. adding fuel to the flame
  2. adding in quadrature
  3. adding machine
  4. adding machines
  5. adding oil
  6. adding on
  7. adding one's twopenn'orth
  8. adding salt to injury
  9. adding to the list
  10. adding up
  11. adding up to

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