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English Dictionary: Add |
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3 results for Add |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- ADD
- n
- a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral
and learning disorders
Synonym(s): attention deficit disorder, ADD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, hyperkinetic syndrome, minimal brain dysfunction, minimal brain damage, MBD
- v
- make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with
others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table"
Antonym(s): take away, take out
- state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied"
Synonym(s): add, append, supply
- bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"
Synonym(s): lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring
- make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49, please!"
Synonym(s): add, add together Antonym(s): deduct, subtract, take off
- determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"
Synonym(s): total, tot, tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add, add together, tally, add up
- constitute an addition; "This paper will add to her reputation"
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Add \Add\, v. i.
1. To make an addition. To add to, to augment; to increase;
as, it adds to our anxiety. [bd]I will add to your
yoke.[b8] --1 Kings xii. 14.
2. To perform the arithmetical operation of addition; as, he
adds rapidly.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Add \Add\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Added}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Adding}.] [L. addere; ad + dare to give, put. Cf. {Date},
{Do}.]
1. To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to
bestow (on).
The Lord shall add to me another son. --Gen. xxx.
24.
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