Idioms for add

    add up,
    1. to make the desired, expected, or correct total: These figures don't add up right.
    2. to seem reasonable or consistent; be in harmony or accord: Some aspects of the story didn't add up.

Origin of add

1325–75; Middle English adden < Latin addere, equivalent to ad- ad- + -dere to put (combining form; see do1)

OTHER WORDS FROM add

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH add

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Words nearby add

adat, adaxial, adazzle, adc, adcock antenna, add, add fuel to the fire, add insult to injury, add up, add up to, add-in

Words related to add up

try, resolve, propose, aim, contemplate, design, plan, destine, designate, mean, think, expect, represent, suggest, spell, say, portend, involve, indicate, imply

British Dictionary definitions for add up (1 of 3)

add up

verb (adverb)

to find the sum (of)
(intr) to result in a correct total
(intr) informal to make sense
(intr foll by to) to amount to

British Dictionary definitions for add up (2 of 3)

add
/ (æd) /

verb

noun

informal an instance of adding someone to one's list of contacts on a social networking site, esp MySpace Thanks for the add!
See also add up

Word Origin for add

C14: from Latin addere, literally: to put to, from ad- to + -dere to put

British Dictionary definitions for add up (3 of 3)

ADD

abbreviation for

attention deficit disorder

Medical definitions for add up

ADD

abbr.

attention deficit disorder

Scientific definitions for add up

ADD

Abbreviation of attention deficit disorder

Idioms and Phrases with add up

add up
1

Amount to an expected or correct total, as in These figures don't add up, meaning they are not correct. [Mid-1800s]

2

Be consistent, make sense, as in I'm not sure that all this testimony will add up. [First half of 1900s]

3

Assess, form an opinion of, as in He looked across the track and added up the competition. Also see add up to.