add Definition In English

• 0 to put two or more numbers or amounts together to get a total:

  • [ + speech ] "Oh, and thank you for all your help!" he added as he was leaving.

  • [ + that ] She was sad, she said, but added (= said also) that she felt she had made the right decision.

  • Her colleagues' laughter only added to (= increased) her embarrassment.

  • She's added a Picasso to her collection.

  • Beat the butter and sugar together and slowly add the eggs.

  • Don't forget to add on your travelling expenses/add your expenses on.

  • It's $45 - $50 if you add in (= include) the cost of postage.

  • If you add (= calculate the total of) three and four you get seven.

• 1 abbreviation for Attention Deficit Disorder: a condition in which someone, especially a child, is often in a state of activity or excitement and unable to direct their attention towards what they are doing

• 2 to put something with something else to increase the number or amount or to make it more important:

  • [ I ] Factors beyond their control added to their success.

  • [ T ] "Thanks for all your help!" he added as he was leaving.

  • [ T ] Beat the butter and sugar together, and then add the eggs.

• 3 to calculate the total of a group of numbers:

  • [ T ] If you add three and four you get seven.

• 4 to put something with something else in order to improve it or increase the number or amount:

  • You can add a link to your own website.

  • add sth to sth Investors can add more money to the fund at any time.

• 5 to put one number or amount with another in order to calculate a total:

  • add sth together So when you add all those figures together, that is where 534 comes from.

  • add sth to sth You have to add the cost of postage to the subtotal.