ADD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ADD mean? 

• ADD (noun)
  The noun ADD has 1 sense:

1. a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders

  Familiarity information: ADD used as a noun is very rare.

• ADD (verb)
  The verb ADD has 6 senses:

1. make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

2. state or say further

3. bestow a quality on

4. make an addition by combining numbers

5. determine the sum of

6. constitute an addition

  Familiarity information: ADD used as a verb is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

ADD; ADHD; attention deficit disorder; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; hyperkinetic syndrome; MBD; minimal brain damage; minimal brain dysfunction

Hypernyms ("ADD" is a kind of...):

syndrome (a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease)

Meronyms (parts of "ADD"):

hyperactivity (a condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement)

• ADD (verb)

Conjugation:

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

Add some extra plates to the dinner table

Hypernyms (to "add" is one way to...):

increase (become bigger or greater in amount)

Verb group:

add (constitute an addition)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "add"):

gild the lily; paint the lily (make unnecessary additions to what is already complete)

supplement (add as a supplement to what seems insufficient)

enrich (make wealthy or richer)

button (provide with buttons)

stud (provide with or construct with studs)

fortify (add nutrients to)

milk (add milk to)

combine; compound (put or add together)

string; string up (add as if on a string)

concatenate (add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series)

mark; punctuate (insert punctuation marks into)

intercalate (insert (days) in a calendar)

inject (to introduce (a new aspect or element))

modify; qualify (add a modifier to a constituent)

adjoin (attach or add)

work in (add by mixing or blending on or attaching)

add on (make an addition)

include (add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category)

mix; mix in (add as an additional element or part)

put on (add to something existing)

butylate (introduce the butyl group into a chemical compound)

put on (add to the odometer)

welt (put a welt on)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

Antonym:

take away (take out or remove)

Derivation:

additive (designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree)

addition (the act of adding one thing to another)

Sense 2

Meaning:

State or say further

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

add; append; supply

Context example:

'It doesn't matter,' he supplied

Hypernyms (to "add" is one way to...):

say; state; tell (express in words)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "add"):

insert; slip in; sneak in; stick in (insert casually)

toss in (add casually to a conversation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Sentence example:

They add that there was a traffic accident

Sense 3

Meaning:

Bestow a quality on

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

add; bestow; bring; contribute; impart; lend

Context example:

This adds a light note to the program

Hypernyms (to "add" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "add"):

factor (be a contributing factor)

instill; transfuse (impart gradually)

tinsel (impart a cheap brightness to)

throw in (add as an extra or as a gratuity)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

Derivation:

addition (a component that is added to something to improve it)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Make an addition by combining numbers

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

add; add together

Context example:

Add 27 and 49, please!

Hypernyms (to "add" is one way to...):

calculate; cipher; compute; cypher; figure; reckon; work out (make a mathematical calculation or computation)

Verb group:

add; add together; add up; sum; sum up; summate; tally; tot; tot up; total; tote up (determine the sum of)

Domain category:

arithmetic (the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "add"):

foot; foot up (add a column of numbers)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

subtract (make a subtraction)

Also:

add up (add up in number or quantity)

Derivation:

addable (capable of being added or added to)

adder (a machine that adds numbers)

addition (the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers)

additive (characterized or produced by addition)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Determine the sum of

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

add; add together; add up; sum; sum up; summate; tally; tot; tot up; total; tote up

Context example:

Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town

Hypernyms (to "add" is one way to...):

count; enumerate; number; numerate (determine the number or amount of)

Verb group:

add; add together (make an addition by combining numbers)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

addable (capable of being added or added to)

adder (a machine that adds numbers)

addible (capable of being added or added to)

addition (the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers)

additive (characterized or produced by addition)

additive (designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Constitute an addition

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Context example:

This paper will add to her reputation

Hypernyms (to "add" is one way to...):

constitute; form; make (to compose or represent)

Verb group:

add (make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

additive (characterized or produced by addition)

 Context examples 

Beginning with the White Mouse he would add magazine after magazine to his growing list of patrons.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

These circumstances, added to the refreshment I had received by their victuals and drink, which were very nourishing, disposed me to sleep.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

Mars will add energy to this area when he enters on February 16, but after Mars leaves, the other three planets will continue to help you throughout 2020.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

But remember,’ he added, tapping me lightly on the chest and giggling, ‘if you speak to a human soul about this—one human soul, mind—well, may God have mercy upon your soul!

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"And I shall never have brains," added the Scarecrow.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

Besides, added the dog, I should not be the worse for a bone or two, or a bit of meat.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

As temperatures around the world slowly climb, melt waters from these vast stores of ice add to rising sea levels.

(The Hidden Meltdown of Greenland, NASA)

The discovery adds a layer of complexity to established theories about the past movement of animals on the continents.

(First-ever fossil monkey found in North America, NSF)

"Removal of algae grazers such as herbivorous fish and sea urchins leads to increases in macroalgae, which then leads to increased organic carbon, contributing to the degradation of coral reefs," Weber adds.

(Microbes reflect the health of coral reefs, National Science Foundation)

The color of the chocolate depends partly on the amount of cocoa solids and added ingredients, such as milk.

(Can Chocolate Really Be Good for You?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)