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add¹

  • /æd/

Sounds like ad · Rhymes with -æd

Where it comes from

From Middle English adden, from Latin addō (“add, give unto”).

verb adds · adding · added · add

  1. transitive To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate.
  2. To sum up; to put together mentally; to add up. to add numbers
  3. transitive To combine elements of (something) into one quantity. to add a column of numbers
  4. transitive To give by way of increased possession (to someone); to bestow (on). The Lord shall add to me another son.
  5. transitive To append (e.g. a statement); to say further information. He added that he would willingly consent to the entire abolition of the tax
  6. intransitive To intensify; to augment; to increase. It adds to our anxiety.
  7. intransitive To perform the arithmetical operation of addition. He adds rapidly.
  8. intransitive To summon minions or reinforcements. Typically, a hostile mob will add whenever it's within the aggro radius of a player.
  9. Internet, transitive To add someone as a friend.

Similar: sum, give, increase, add, lend, append, tack

noun adds

  1. The addition of a song to a station's playlist. In a typical week, 10 to 15 songs may be up for consideration as “adds” of new songs for the station's playlist.
  2. An act or instance of adding. List the number of adds and multiplies for each of the forms (6) , (7), and (8).
  3. An additional enemy that joins a fight after the primary target. When the player has fought the boss for one minute, two adds will arrive from the back and must be dealt with.

ADD²

noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of attention deficit disorder.attention deficit disorder
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of accidental death and dismemberment.accidental death and dismemberment Although not sought by QuesTech, the dismemberment portion of the policy was nonetheless issued as an integral part of Hartford’s standard ADD policy.
  3. A designation on prerecorded compact discs indicating that the contents were recorded in analog but mixed and mastered in digital.

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