Latin _addere_, from _ad_ + _dare_ (“to give, put”). Compare _date_, _do_.

* IPA(key): /æd/ * Rhymes: -æd

ADD (_third-person singular simple present_ ADDS, _present participle_ ADDING, _simple past and past participle_ ADDED) * (transitive) To join or unite, as 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. Hence: To sum up; to put together mentally. * (Can we date this quote?) John Locke […] 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 any one); to bestow (on). * 1611, King James Version, Genesis 30:24: The LORD shall ADD to me another son. * 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost: Back to thy punishment, False fugitive, and to thy speed ADD wings. * (transitive) To append, as a statement; to say further. * 1855, Thomas Babington Macaulay, _The History of England from the Accession of James the Second_, volume 3, page 37 [1]: He ADDED that he would willingly consent to the entire abolition of the tax * 1900, L. Frank Baum, _The Wonderful Wizard of Oz_ Chapter 23 "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 add to, to augment; to increase. * 1611, King James Version, 1 Kings 12:14: I will ADD to your yoke _It ADDS to our anxiety._ * (intransitive, mathematics) To perform the arithmetical operation of addition. _He ADDS rapidly._ SYNONYMS * annex * coalesce * join * unite * (To append, as a statement; to say further): mention, note ANTONYMS * (quantity): subtract * (matter): remove 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 continuous 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 * addition * additive * add-on * add up RELATED TERMS * addend TRANSLATIONS

ADD (_plural_ ADDS) * (video games) An additional enemy that joined the fight after the primary target. After engaging the boss for one minute, two ADDS will arrive from the back and must be dealt with. * (computer science) An act or instance of adding.

* dad, Dad, DAD

_ad_ +‎ _-d_

* IPA(key): /ˈɒdː/ * Hyphenation: add

ADD * second-person singular subjunctive present definite of _ad_