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W1S1 [æd] v

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1¦(put with something else)¦

2¦(count)¦

3¦(increase)¦

4¦(say more)¦

5¦(give a quality)¦

6 add(ed) to that/this

7 add weight to something

8 to add insult to injury

9 add fuel to the fire/flames

Phrasal verbs

　add something<=>in

　add something<=>on

　add to something

　add up

　add up to something

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[Date: 1300-1400; : Latin; Origin: addere, from ad- 'to' + -dere 'to put']

1.) ¦(PUT WITH SOMETHING ELSE)¦ [T]

to put something with something else or with a group of other things

▪ If the mixture seems dry, add water.

add sth to sth

▪ Do you want to add your name to the list?

▪ Suzuki has added extra doors to its sports off-roader.

▪ Material about recent research has been added to this new edition.

2.) ¦(COUNT)¦ [I and T]

if you add numbers or amounts together, you calculate their total

→↑subtract add sth and sth (together)

▪ Add 7 and 5 to make 12.

▪ For tax purposes, your pension and earnings are added together.

add sth to sth

▪ Add £2.20 to the cost for postage.

3.) ¦(INCREASE)¦ [I and T]

to increase the amount or cost of something

add (sth) to sth

▪ Spell-checking your document adds time to the process.

▪ Sales tax adds to the price.

4.) ¦(SAY MORE)¦ [T]

to say more about something that has just been said

▪ 'And I don't care what you think,' she added defiantly.

▪ That's all I have to say. Is there anything you'd like to add, David?

add that

▪ Everyone will be invited to vote, he said, adding that voting is likely to be via the web.

▪ I was refused accommodation -- not, I hasten to add , on account of my appearance (=used to explain more about what you have just said) .

▪ She was trying to entertain us -- unsuccessfully, I might add (=used to comment on what you have just said) .

5.) ¦(GIVE A QUALITY)¦ [T]

to give a particular quality to something

add sth to sth

▪ We've added value to the information by organizing it.

add a touch of glamour/class (to sth)

▪ Champagne always adds a touch of glamour to the occasion.

▪ Coloured glass can be added for effect.

6.) add(ed) to that/this

used to introduce another fact that supports your opinion

▪ Our hospitals are short of cash. Add to that the long hours doctors work, and you have a recipe for disaster.

7.) add weight to sth

if something adds weight to an argument, idea etc, it makes it stronger

add weight to the suggestion/idea etc

▪ Recent research adds weight to the theory that the climate is changing.

8.) to add insult to injury

to make a bad situation worse for someone who has already been treated badly

▪ She not only deceived him but, to add insult to injury, allowed him to pay for her meal.

9.) add fuel to the fire/flames

to make an argument or disagreement worse

▪ Rather than providing a solution, their statements merely added fuel to the fire.

add in [add sth<=>in] phr v

to include something with something else

▪ Don't forget to add in the cost of your time.

add on [add sth<=>on] phr v

to include or put on something extra

▪ proposals to add a penny on income tax

add something<=>on to

▪ The private chapel was added on to the church much later.

add to [add to sth] phr v

to make a feeling or quality stronger and more noticeable

▪ This show will no doubt add to his growing reputation.

add up phr v

1.) to calculate the total of several numbers

▪ I can add up in my head quite easily.

add sth<=>up

▪ Specialized software adds up the statistics.

2.) not add up

a) if a set of facts does not add up, it does not provide a reasonable explanation for a situation

▪ He was troubled by a feeling that things just didn't add up.

b) if sums, numbers etc do not add up, there is a mistake in them

▪ These figures don't add up.

3.) it all adds up informal

used to say that lots of small amounts gradually make a large total

▪ There are five of us using the phone so it all adds up.

add up to [add up to sth] phr v

to produce a particular total or result

▪ Rising prison population and overcrowding add up to a real crisis.