add

See also: ADD, add., and AD&D

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

enPR: ăd, IPA^(key): /æd/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -æd
Homophone: ad

Verb

add (third-person singular simple present adds, present participle adding, simple past and past participle added)

(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.
To sum up; to put together mentally; to add up.
- 1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], OCLC 153628242:
  […] as easily as he can add together the ideas of two days or two years.
to add numbers
(transitive) To combine elements of (something) into one quantity.
to add a column of numbers
(transitive) To give by way of increased possession (to someone); to bestow (on).
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Genesis 30:24:
  The Lord shall add to me another son.
- 1667, John Milton, “(please specify the book number)”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […], OCLC 228722708; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, OCLC 230729554:
  Back to thy punishment, False fugitive, and to thy speed add wings.
(transitive) To append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on.
- 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, OCLC 1069526323, page 37:
  He added that he would willingly consent to the entire abolition of the tax
- 1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M. Hill Co., OCLC 297099816:
  "Bless your dear heart," she said, "I am sure I can tell you of a way to get back to Kansas." Then she added, "But, if I do, you must give me the Golden Cap."
(intransitive) To make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 1 Kings 12:14:
  I will add to your yoke
- 2013 June 29, “A punch in the gut”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 72-3:
  Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. […] Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism. Dr Yoshimoto and his colleagues would like to add liver cancer to that list.
It adds to our anxiety.
(intransitive, mathematics) To perform the arithmetical operation of addition.
He adds rapidly.
(intransitive, video games) To summon minions or reinforcements.
Typically, a hostile mob will add whenever it's within the aggro radius of a player.

Usage notes

To add quantities; to join houses; to annex territory; to unite kingdoms; to make parties coalesce.

Conjugation

Conjugation of add

infinitive	(to) add
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	add	added
2nd-person singular	add, addest^†	added, addedst^†
3rd-person singular	adds, addeth^†	added
plural	add	added

subjunctive	add	added

imperative	add	—

participles	adding	added

^†Archaic or obsolete.

Synonyms

(join or unite so as to increase the number): annex; See also Thesaurus:add
(put together mentally): add up, sum; See also Thesaurus:summate
(give by way of increased possession): bestow, give; See also Thesaurus:give
(combine elements into one quantity): coalesce, join, unite
(say further information): mention, note
(make an addition): augment, increase; See also Thesaurus:augment
(perform the arithmetical operation of addition):

Antonyms

(quantity): subtract
(matter): remove

Derived terms

adder
add fuel to fire, add fuel to the fire
add fuel to the flame
add-in
add in quadrature
add insult to injury
addition
additive
add oil
add-on
add one's twopenn'orth
add to the list
add up
add up to
add value
add value machine
readd, re-add
value add, value-add

Related terms

addend

Translations

to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on

Arabic: أَضَافَ‎ (ʔaḍāfa)
Armenian: հավելել (hy) (havelel), ավելացնել (hy) (avelacʿnel)
Bashkir: өҫтәү (öθtäw)
Breton: ouzhpennañ (br)
Bulgarian: добавям (bg) (dobavjam)
Catalan: afegir (ca)
Central Atlas Tamazight: rnu
Cherokee: ᎠᏌᏂᏙᎭ (asanidoha)
Chickasaw: ibaani
Chinese:
Cantonese: 加 (gaa¹)
Mandarin: 加 (zh) (jiā)
Czech: dodat (cs) pf, doplnit (cs) pf
Danish: tilføje
Dutch: toevoegen (nl)
Esperanto: aldiri, aldoni (eo)
Estonian: lisama
Finnish: lisätä (fi)
French: ajouter (fr)
Gallurese: aggjugnì
German: hinzufügen (de)
Greek: προσθέτω (el) (prosthéto)
Ancient: προστίθημι (prostíthēmi)
Hausa: tara, ƙara
Hebrew: הוסיף‎ (hosíf)
Hindi: जोड़ना (hi) (joṛnā)
Hungarian: hozzátesz (hu), hozzáad (hu), hozzáfűz (hu), kiegészít (hu)
Italian: aggiungere (it)
Japanese: 加える (ja) (くわえる, kuwaeru)
Khmer: please add this translation if you can
Korean: 덧붙이다 (ko) (deotbuchida), 부연(敷衍)하다 (ko) (buyeonhada), 부연(敷演)하다 (ko) (buyeonhada)
Lao: please add this translation if you can
Latin: addo (la)
Latvian: pielikt, pievienot
Lombard: giontà (lmo), giüntà
Malay: tambah (ms)
Mongolian: нэмж хэлэх (nemž xelex)
Moroccan Amazigh: ⵔⵏⵓ (rnu)
Persian: افزودن‎ (fa) (afzudan)
Polish: dodać (pl)
Portuguese: acrescentar (pt)
Romanian: adăuga (ro)
Russian: добавля́ть (ru) impf (dobavljátʹ), доба́вить (ru) pf (dobávitʹ)
Sardinian:
Logudorese: annanghere
Scots: acciùngiri
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: до̀дати
Roman: dòdati (sh)
Slovak: doplniť
Spanish: añadir (es), apostillar (es)
Swedish: tillägga (sv)
Tagalog: idugtong
Thai: เสริม (th) (sə̌əm), เพิ่มเติม (th)
Ukrainian: додава́ти impf (dodaváty), дода́ти pf (dodáty)
Urdu: جوڑنا‎ (joṛnā)
Vietnamese: nói (vi), thêm (vi), nói thêm, thêm thắt (vi)

to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on

Arabic: اِضَافَ‎ (iḍāfa)
Egyptian Arabic: زود‎ (zawwad)
Armenian: ավելացնել (hy) (avelacʿnel)
Aromanian: adavgu
Asturian: enantar
Bashkir: өҫтәү (öθtäw)
Basque: please add this translation if you can
Belarusian: дадава́ць impf (dadavácʹ), дада́ць pf (dadácʹ)
Bikol Central: dugang (bcl)
Bulgarian: прибавям (bg) (pribavjam), разширявам (bg) (razširjavam)
Burmese: ပေါင်း (my) (paung:)
Catalan: afegir (ca)
Cherokee: ᎠᏌᏂᏙᎭ (asanidoha)
Chickasaw: ibaani
Chinese:
Mandarin: 加 (zh) (jiā), 添 (zh) (tiān), 添加 (zh) (tiānjiā)
Czech: přidat (cs)
Danish: tilføje
Dutch: toevoegen (nl)
Esperanto: aldoni (eo)
Estonian: lisama
Farefare: pa'asɛ
Finnish: lisätä (fi)
French: additionner (fr), ajouter (fr), sommer (fr)
Georgian: დამატება (damaṭeba)
German: hinzufügen (de), zugeben (de)
Greek: προσθέτω (el) (prosthéto)
Ancient: προστίθημι (prostíthēmi)
Hebrew: הוסיף‎ (hosíf)
Hindi: जोड़ना (hi) (joṛnā)
Hungarian: hozzátesz (hu), hozzájárul (hu), növel (hu)
Indonesian: tambah (id), menambah (id)
Italian: aggiungere (it)
Japanese: 追加する (ja) (ついかする, tsuika suru)
Javanese: nambah
Kabuverdianu: djunta
Khmer: បន្ថែម (km) (bɑnthaem)
Korean: 더하다 (ko) (deohada), 늘리다 (ko) (neullida), 보태다 (ko) (botaeda), 추가(追加)하다 (ko) (chugahada)
Lao: ເພີ່ມ (phœ̄m)
Latin: addo (la)
Lithuanian: pridėti (lt)
Malay: tambah (ms), campur (ms)
Maltese: żied
Mongolian: нэмэх (mn) (nemex)
Moore: paase
Norwegian: legge til
Old Javanese: tambeh
Polish: dodawać (pl) impf, dodać (pl) pf
Portuguese: adicionar (pt)
Quechua: yapay
Romanian: adăuga (ro)
Russian: добавля́ть (ru) impf (dobavljátʹ), доба́вить (ru) pf (dobávitʹ)
Slovak: pridať
Spanish: añadir (es)
Swedish: lägga till (sv), addera (sv), tilläga
Tagalog: dagdagan, magdagdag, dagdagin
Thai: เพิ่ม (th) (pə̂əm)
Tigrinya: ወስኽ (wäsx)
Ukrainian: додава́ти impf (dodaváty), дода́ти pf (dodáty)
Urdu: جوڑنا‎ (joṛnā)
Vietnamese: thêm (vi)
Welsh: ychwanegu (cy)
Yiddish: צוגעבן‎ (tsugebn), צולייגן‎ (tsuleygn)

to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up

Amharic: ደመረ (dämärä)
Arabic: جَمَعَ‎ (ar) (jamaʕa)
Argobba: ዴመራ (dēmarā)
Armenian: գումարել (hy) (gumarel)
Azerbaijani: toplamaq (az)
Bashkir: өҫтәү (öθtäw)
Basque: please add this translation if you can
Bikol Central: dugang (bcl)
Bulgarian: прибавям (bg) (pribavjam), сумирам (sumiram)
Catalan: sumar (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 加 (zh) (jiā)
Czech: sečíst (cs)
Danish: lægge sammen, addere
Dutch: optellen (nl)
Esperanto: adicii
Finnish: laskea yhteen, summata (fi)
French: additionner (fr), faire une addition
German: addieren (de)
Greek: αθροίζω (el) (athroízo)
Ancient: προστίθημι (prostíthēmi)
Hebrew: חיבר‎ (he) (khibér)
Hungarian: összead (hu)
Indonesian: tambah (id)
Japanese: 足す (ja) (たす, tasu)
Khmer: please add this translation if you can
Korean: 더하기하다 (ko) (deohagihada), 덧셈하다 (ko) (deotsemhada), 합산(合算)하다 (hapsanhada)
Lao: please add this translation if you can
Latin: addere (la)
Malay: tambah (ms)
Maltese: żied
Mongolian: нэмэх (mn) (nemex)
Norwegian: addere (no)
Polish: dodać (pl)
Portuguese: somar (pt), adicionar (pt)
Romanian: aduna (ro)
Russian: прибавля́ть (ru) impf (pribavljátʹ), приба́вить (ru) pf (pribávitʹ)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: са̀брати, до̀дати
Roman: sàbrati (sh), dòdati (sh)
Slovak: sčítať
Spanish: adicionar (es), sumar (es)
Swedish: addera (sv), summera (sv), lägga ihop (sv)
Tagalog: dagdagan
Thai: บวก (th) (bùuak), รวม (th) (ruuam)
Ukrainian: додава́ти impf (dodaváty), дода́ти pf (dodáty)
Vietnamese: cộng (vi)

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Translations to be checked

Ido: ^{(please verify)} adjuntar (io) (join), ^{(please verify)} adicionar (io) (numbers)

Noun

add (plural adds)

(radio) The addition of a song to a station's playlist.
- 2006, David Baskerville, Music Business Handbook and Career Guide (page 370)
  In a typical week, 10 to 15 songs may be up for consideration as “adds” of new songs for the station's playlist.
- 2013, Russ Hepworth-Sawyer, From Demo to Delivery
  Effectiveness of their work is measured by the number of “adds” they receive on the airplay charts of major trades.
(computer science) An act or instance of adding.
- 2004, C. K. Birdsall, ‎A. B. Langdon, Plasma Physics via Computer Simulation (page 75)
  List the number of adds and multiplies for each of the forms (6) , (7), and (8).
(video games) 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.

Anagrams

DAD, Dad, dad

Chinese

Etymology

From English add. Compare 加 (jiā, “to friend”).

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): et¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: et¹
  - Yale: colloquial sounds not defined
  - Cantonese Pinyin: et⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: éd¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɛːt̚⁵/

Verb

add

(Hong Kong Cantonese, social media) to friend; to add someone as contact, friend, or follower

Hungarian

Alternative forms

adjad

Etymology

ad +‎ -d

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɒdː]
Hyphenation: add
Rhymes: -ɒdː

Verb

add

second-person singular subjunctive present definite of ad

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English add.

Verb

add

(Brazil, Internet slang, uninflected) to add in certain internet services
1. to friend (to add as a friend in a social network)
2. to add (to add as a contact in an instant messenger service)

Usage notes

A rare occurrence in Portuguese, this verb is not inflected and will be in its infinitive form regardless of person or tense.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:add.

Scots

Alternative forms

ad, ade, adde

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ad/

Verb

add (third-person singular simple present adds, present participle addin, simple past addit, past participle addit)

to add

References

Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.