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US /æd/ UK /æd/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like ed /ɛ/ vs /æ/ Sounds like odd /æ/ vs /ɑ/

Freq #1732

Meanings

1

verb
to put something with another thing to increase it

Add a little salt to the soup.
2

verb
to put numbers together to find the total

If you add three and four, you get seven.
3

verb
to say something more

She said goodbye and added that she would call later.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to put something with... include

2 verb · to put numbers together to... add uptally

More append give increase lend sum tack

Opposites

remove subtract

Word family

Forms addedaddingadds

Derived forms add-inadd-onaddableaddedly adderadderalladdibleaddition additivebulk-addcoaddcoadded

Related forms addend

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Phrases (1)

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add a drop
to put a very small amount of a liquid into something

Verb + noun

Idioms (2)

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Proverbs (1)

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Every little bit helps
Matching variant: Every little bit adds up

Etymology

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

*deh₃- Proto-Indo-European adden Middle English addō Latin

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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