ADD
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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
- 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.
- To sum up; to put together mentally; to add up. to add numbers
- To combine elements of (something) into one quantity. to add a column of numbers
- To give by way of increased possession (to someone); to bestow (on). The Lord shall add to me another son.
- To append (e.g. a statement); to say further information. He added that he would willingly consent to the entire abolition of the tax
- To intensify; to augment; to increase. It adds to our anxiety.
- To perform the arithmetical operation of addition. He adds rapidly.
- To summon minions or reinforcements. Typically, a hostile mob will add whenever it's within the aggro radius of a player.
- To add someone as a friend.
noun adds
- 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.
- An act or instance of adding. List the number of adds and multiplies for each of the forms (6) , (7), and (8).
- 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
- Initialism of attention deficit disorder.attention deficit disorder
- 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.
- A designation on prerecorded compact discs indicating that the contents were recorded in analog but mixed and mastered in digital.