Definition of add

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  • add is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 5
  • add is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 5
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Definition of add

  • determine the sum of (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. add together
    2. add up
    3. sum
    4. sum up
    5. summate
    6. tally
    7. tot
    8. tot up
    9. total
    10. tote up
  • bestow a quality on (verb)

    Examples

    1. The music added a lot to the play
    2. This adds a light note to the program

    Synonyms

    1. bestow
    2. bring
    3. contribute
    4. impart
    5. lend
  • state or say further (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. append
    2. supply
  • a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. adhd
    2. attention deficit disorder
    3. attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
    4. hyperkinetic syndrome
    5. mbd
    6. minimal brain damage
    7. minimal brain dysfunction
  • make an addition by combining numbers (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. add together
  • constitute an addition (verb)

    Examples

    1. This paper will add to her reputation
  • make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of (verb)

    Examples

    1. We added two students to that dorm room
    2. She added a personal note to her letter

See definition of add in Merriam Webster