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adding up to

adding up to is the present participle and gerund of add up to.

Meaning of add up to

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To have a particular effect in combination.
    • The costs of all the parts added up to five times the cost of the car.

Questions about adding up to

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

Words near adding up to in the dictionary

  1. adding on
  2. adding one's twopenn'orth
  3. adding salt to injury
  4. adding to the list
  5. adding up
  6. adding up to
  7. adding value
  8. Addingham
  9. addings
  10. Addington
  11. Addington Highlands

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