add
1. make an addition (to);
join or combine or unite with others;
increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of (Freq. 116)
- 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
• Ant:
take away
• Derivationally related forms:
additive, addition
• Hypernyms:
increase
• Hyponyms:
modify, qualify, gild the lily, paint the lily, adjoin,
work in, add on, include, mix, mix in, put on,
butylate, inject, welt, intercalate, punctuate, mark,
concatenate, string, string up, compound, combine, milk,
fortify, stud, button, enrich, supplement
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
2. state or say further (Freq. 68)
- 'It doesn't matter,' he supplied
• Syn:
append, supply
• Hypernyms:
state, say, tell
• Hyponyms:
slip in, stick in, sneak in, insert, toss in
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- They add that there was a traffic accident
3. bestow a quality on (Freq. 15)
- 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
• Syn:
lend, impart, bestow, contribute, bring
• Derivationally related forms:
addition
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
factor, instill, transfuse, tinsel, throw in
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
4. make an addition by combining numbers (Freq. 3)
- Add 27 and 49, please!
• Syn:
add together
• Ant:
subtract
• See Also:
add up
• Derivationally related forms:
additive, addable, addition, adder
• Topics:
arithmetic
• Hypernyms:
calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out,
reckon, figure
• Hyponyms:
foot, foot up
• Verb Group:
total, tot, tot up, sum, sum up,
summate, tote up, add together, tally, add up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
5. determine the sum of (Freq. 1)
- Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town
• Syn:
total, tot, tot up, sum, sum up,
summate, tote up, add together, tally, add up
• Derivationally related forms:
tally (for: tally), addible, additive, addable, addition, adder, sum (for: summate), sum (for: sum), summation (for: sum), total (for: total)
• Hypernyms:
count, number, enumerate, numerate
• Verb Group:
add together
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
6. constitute an addition
- This paper will add to her reputation
• Derivationally related forms:
additive
• Hypernyms:
form, constitute, make
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
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