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addadd /æd/ ●●● S1 W1 verb ETYMOLOGYaddOrigin: 1300-1400 Latin addere, from ad- to + -dere to put VERB TABLEadd |
Present | I, you, we, they | add | | he, she, it | adds | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | added | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have added | | he, she, it | has added | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had added | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will add | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have added |
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Present | I | am adding | | he, she, it | is adding | | you, we, they | are adding | Past | I, he, she, it | was adding | | you, we, they | were adding | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been adding | | he, she, it | has been adding | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been adding | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be adding | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been adding |
► added value We’ve added value to the information by organizing it. ► add fuel to the fire Threats will only add fuel to the fire (=make the situation worse). ► to add insult to injury She didn’t tell him she was married and, to add insult to injury, she let him pay for her dinner. ► it all adds up (=used to say that lots of small amounts gradually make a large total) There are five of us making long distance calls, so it all adds up. ► just didn’t add up Jake’s explanation just didn’t add up. THESAURUSexpress in words► say to use particular words to tell someone a thought, opinion, explanation, etc.: What did you say? “I don’t care,” he said. ► mention to say something but without giving many details: He mentioned that he saw you yesterday. ► add to say something more about something: Is there anything you’d like to add? ► express formal to say how you feel about something: Her mother expressed concern about how Lisa was doing in school. ► point out to say something that other people had not noticed or thought of: “It’s upside down,” Liz pointed out. ► remark (also observe formal) to say what you have noticed about something: She remarked that the process had been difficult for everyone. ► specify formal to say something in an exact and detailed way: He did not specify how many jobs would be cut. ► state formal to say something publicly or officially, in a clear way: The police officer stated that the driver had been speeding. ► announce to tell people officially something that was not known before or that people were waiting to hear: At the meeting, the company’s president announced that they would be building a new factory in Detroit. ► declare formal to say something very firmly. You can also use declare when someone officially states something: “I won’t go!” she declared. The announcer declared that the games had begun. ► exclaim to say something loudly and suddenly: “Your house is so beautiful!” she exclaimed. ► blurt out to say something suddenly and without thinking: Peter blurted out the news before we could stop him. ► utter formal to say something, usually one word or a few words. Used especially in writing: No one uttered a word. ► whisper to say something very quietly: “Is the baby asleep?” she whispered. ► mumble/mutter to say something quietly so that your words are not clear, for example when you are annoyed or embarrassed: “It’s not fair,” she muttered. ► murmur to say something in a soft slow gentle voice: He murmured words of love. ► stammer/stutter to speak with a lot of pauses and repeated sounds, because you have a speech problem, or because you are nervous or excited: Eric stammered his thanks, and blushed. ► snap to suddenly say something in an angry way: “I’ll just do it myself!” Anna snapped. ► growl to say something in a low angry voice: “Shut up,” he growled. ► snarl to say something in a mean angry way: “Get out of here!” he snarled. 1PUT WITH something ELSE [intransitive, transitive] to put something with another thing or group to increase the amount, size, or cost: We are planning to add 500 jobs in the next 12 months. Mix the egg and sugar, then add the flour.add (something) to something Do you want to add your name to the list? The new regulations will add to the cost of the project.2MATH [intransitive, transitive] math to put two numbers or amounts together and then calculate the total → subtract: Add 6 and 6 and you get 12. Do you know how to add?add something to something Add $2.20 to the cost for shipping.3SAY MORE [transitive] to say more about something you have been talking about: That’s all I have to say. Is there anything you want to add? “Hi I’m Carol,” she said, and then added, “I’m a friend of Annie’s.”add that Mike added that his father disagreed with his decision.► see thesaurus at say14GIVE A QUALITY [transitive] to give something a particular quality: add something to something We’ve added value to the information by organizing it. Champagne always adds glamor to an occasion.5add fuel to something to make a bad situation even worse, especially by making someone more angry: The report added fuel to complaints about government secrecy. Threats will only add fuel to the fire (=make the situation worse).6add insult to injury to do something that makes a situation worse for someone, when he or she has already been badly or unfairly treated: She didn’t tell him she was married and, to add insult to injury, she let him pay for her dinner.[Origin: 1300–1400 Latin addere, from ad- to + -dere to put]add something ↔ in phrasal verb to include something, especially in a total: Wilson’s salary is about $1.2 million when his stock options are added in.add on phrasal verb1add something ↔ on to increase the amount or cost of something by putting something more with it: Labor costs could add on a further 25%.add on to They’d already added the tip on to the bill.2add (something ↔) on to make a building larger by building another room: We’re thinking of adding on another bedroom.add on to The Lopezes recently added on to their kitchen.add to something phrasal verb1to increase something: The new rules only added to the problem.2add to this/that used to introduce another fact, especially one that makes a situation seem even worse: The script was poor. Add to that the sloppy acting and you have a disaster.add up phrasal verb1add something ↔ up math to calculate the total of several numbers or amounts: When you add the numbers up, you’ll see how well we’ve done. I can’t get these figures to add up.2 informal to increase by small amounts until there is a large total: The problems began to add up quickly. Two or three bus passes at $15 each soon adds up.it all adds up (=used to say that lots of small amounts gradually make a large total) There are five of us making long distance calls, so it all adds up.3not add up to not seem true or reasonable: Jake’s explanation just didn’t add up.add up to something phrasal verb to have a particular result: Rising prison population and overcrowding add up to a real crisis. |