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English
Category:English three letter words

Etymology
Latin addere; ad + dare to give, put. Compare date, do.

Pronunciation
IPA|/æd/
audio|en-us-add.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æd|-æd

Verb
en-verb

#transitive To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on).
#:Quotations
#:*The Lord shall add to me another son. - Genesis, 30:24
#transitive To join or unite, as one thing to another, or as several particulars, so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate. Hence: To sum up; to put together mentally; as, to add numbers; to add up a column.
#:Quotations
#:*Back to thy punishment, False fugitive, and to thy speed add wings. - w:John Milton|John Milton
#:*As easily as he can add together the ideas of two days or two years. - John Locke
#transitive To append, as a statement; to say further.
#:Quotations
#:*He added that he would willingly consent to the entire abolition of the tax. - William Macaulay
#intransitive To make an addition. To add to, to augment; to increase; as, it adds to our anxiety.
#:Quotations
#:*I will add to your yoke. - 1 Kings 12:14
#intransitive math To perform the arithmetical operation of addition; as, he adds rapidly.

Anagrams
dad

Synonyms
annex
coalesce
join
unite

Usage notes
We add by bringing things together so as to form a whole.
We join by putting one thing to another in close or continuos connection.
We annex by attaching some adjunct to a larger body.
We unite by bringing things together so that their parts adhere or intermingle.
Things coalesce by coming together or mingling so as to form one organization.
To add quantities; to join houses; to annex territory; to unite kingdoms; to make parties coalesce

Derived terms
adder#Noun 2|adder
addition
additive
add-on
add up

Translations
trans-top|to append, as a statement
Finnish: lisätä
Hebrew: he-translation|���ס�ף|lehosíf
Japanese: ��� (kuwaeru)
Novial: adi
Polish: doda�
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Portuguese: acrescentar
Serbian: дода�и
Spanish: añadir
Swedish: lägga till
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trans-top|to make an addition
Arabic: إضا�ة
Catalan: afegir
Dutch: toevoegen
Finnish: lisätä
French: additionner, ajouter, sommer
Hebrew: he-translation|���ס�ף|lehosíf
German: hinzufügen
trans-mid
Japanese: 追��� (tsuika suru)
Maltese: żied
Novial: adi
Polish: dodawa�
Russian: добави�� (dobavit')
Spanish: añadir
Swedish: addera
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trans-top|to perform the arithmetical operation of addition
Arabic: ج�ع
Catalan: sumar
Dutch: optellen, bijtellen
Finnish: laskea yhteen, summata
French: additionner, faire une addition
Hebrew: he-translation|���ר|lekhabér
German: addieren
Japanese: 足� (��, tasu)
trans-mid
Maltese: żied
Polish: doda�
Russian: :ru:п�ибави��|п�ибави�� /pribavit'/
Portuguese: somar
Serbian: �аб�а�и, дода�и
Spanish: adicionar, sumar
Swedish: addera, summera, lägga ihop
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ttbc|Ido: adjuntar (join), adicionar (numbers)
ttbc|Indonesian: tambah
ttbc|Japanese: �� (��)
ttbc|Korean: ��� (deo-hada), Hanja: ���� (chuga-hada)
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