add

addverb

To add is to put something together with something else, to say something more, or to put numbers together to find a total.

1. put togetherput something together with another thing to make a larger amount, number, or group

   transitive [T] verb + object + preposition + object [V + obj + prep + obj] verb + object [V + obj]

   • Add a little salt to the soup. V + obj + prep + obj
   • She added her name to the list. V + obj + prep + obj
   • Add two cups of flour to the bowl. V + obj + prep + obj
   • They added a new room to the house. V + obj + prep + obj

   Collocations

   verb + noun add salt, add water, add an ingredient

   verb + preposition add to

   Synonyms lend; calculate

   Antonyms remove; delete

   For translators (sense 1)

   Grammar trap The thing that receives the addition is introduced by to: add milk to the batter, not add milk in the batter.

2. say something moresay something more after what has already been said

   transitive or intransitive [T/I] verb + that-clause [V + that] verb + direct speech [V + speech]

   • "And don't be late," she added. V + speech
   • He added that he would call again tomorrow. V + that
   • I have nothing more to add.

   Collocations

   verb + noun add a comment

   phrase nothing to add, if I may add

3. in mathput two or more numbers together to find their total

   transitive or intransitive [T/I] verb + object [V + obj] mathematicseducation

   • Add 5 and 3 to get 8. V + obj
   • Children learn to add before they learn to subtract.

   Collocations

   phrase add and subtract, add two numbers

   Antonyms subtract

See also add up (for add up, meaning to make sense or to calculate a total)