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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Example sentences from the Web for adding

British Dictionary definitions for adding (1 of 3)

adding
/ (ˈædɪŋ) /

noun

an act or instance of addition

adjective

of, for, or relating to addition
(in systemic grammar) denoting a bound clause that qualifies the meaning of an antecedent noun rather than of the sentence as a whole Compare contingency (def. 4)

British Dictionary definitions for adding (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 adding (3 of 3)

ADD

abbreviation for

attention deficit disorder

Medical definitions for adding

ADD

abbr.

attention deficit disorder

Scientific definitions for adding

ADD

Abbreviation of attention deficit disorder