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- pronunciation:
- aed
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
adds, adding, added |
| definition 1: |
When you add something to another thing, you put it together with that thing, and you make it bigger or better.
Tyrone added more clothes to the pile of laundry.My dad always adds salt to his soup.- antonyms:
- remove, subtract
- similar words:
- attach, combine, connect, join, tag, unite
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| definition 2: |
When you add, you put numbers together to find out how much they make.
If you add 4 and 6, you get 10.- synonyms:
- sum, total
- similar words:
- count, number, score
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| definition 3: |
When something adds to something, it makes it greater.
The dog's barking added to the noise of the party.- similar words:
- increase
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| definition 4: |
When you put numbers together, you are adding.
My little brother is just learning how to add.Angela knows how to add, subtract, and multiply. |
| related words: |
calculate, gain, introduce |
The words add and ad sound alike but have different meanings.
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