add

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”

Antonyms:: take away, take out
take out or remove

Types:: show 33 types...; hide 33 types...; modify, qualify
add a modifier to a constituent; gild the lily, paint the lily
make unnecessary additions to what is already complete; adjoin
attach or add; work in
add by mixing or blending on or attaching; add on
make an addition; include
add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category; mix, mix in
add as an additional element or part; put on
add to something existing; butylate
introduce the butyl group into a chemical compound; put on
add to the odometer; inject
to introduce (a new aspect or element); welt
put a welt on; intercalate
insert (days) in a calendar; mark, punctuate
insert punctuation marks into; concatenate
add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series; string, string up
add as if on a string; combine, compound
put or add together; milk
add milk to; fortify
add nutrients to; stud
provide with or construct with studs; button
provide with buttons; enrich
make wealthy or richer; supplement
add as a supplement to what seems insufficient; dash
add an enlivening or altering element to; totalise, totalize
make into a total; recombine
to combine or put together again; mix
combine (electronic signals); synthesise, synthesize
combine so as to form a more complex, product; quote
put quote marks around; feather one's nest
enrich oneself by taking advantage of one's position; vitaminise, vitaminize
add vitamins as a supplement; eke out, fill out
supplement what is thought to be deficient; leverage
supplement with leverage

Type of:: increase
become bigger or greater in amount

v make an addition by combining numbers

“Add 27 and 49, please!”

Synonyms:: add together

: add together, add up, sum, sum up, summate, tally, tot, tot up, total, tote up
determine the sum of

Antonyms:: deduct, subtract, take off
make a subtraction

Types:: foot, foot up
add a column of numbers

Type of:: calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out
make a mathematical calculation or computation

v determine the sum of

“Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town”

Synonyms:: add together, add up, sum, sum up, summate, tally, tot, tot up, total, tote up

: add together
make an addition by combining numbers

Type of:: count, enumerate, number, numerate
determine the number or amount of

v constitute an addition

“This paper will add to her reputation”

Type of:: constitute, form, make
to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"

v bestow a quality on

“The music added a lot to the play”

“This adds a light note to the program”

Synonyms:: bestow, bring, contribute, impart, lend

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; factor
be a contributing factor; instill, transfuse
impart gradually; tinsel
impart a cheap brightness to; throw in
add as an extra or as a gratuity; breathe
impart as if by breathing

Type of:: alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

v state or say further

Synonyms:: append, supply

Types:: insert, slip in, sneak in, stick in
insert casually; toss in
add casually to a conversation; spatchcock
interpolate or insert (words) into a sentence or story