ADD TO

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does add to mean? 

• ADD TO (verb)
  The verb ADD TO has 1 sense:

1. have an increased effect

  Familiarity information: ADD TO used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADD TO (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Have an increased effect

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

This adds to my worries

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

increase (become bigger or greater in amount)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

 Context examples 

The authors note that as health risks rise with global temperatures, the need for air conditioning is expected to add to global energy demands.

(Billions at risk from heat stress at home, SciDev.Net)

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)

Generally, vitamin and mineral supplements are taken to add to nutrients that are found in food.

(Most Popular Supplements Provide No Health Benefit, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The observations made by Juno's magnetometers will also add to our understanding of Earth's dynamo, the source of our planet's magnetic field, which lies deep beneath a magnetized layer of rocks and iron.

(Juno Peers Inside a Giant, NASA)

The observations of WASP-121b add to the developing story of how planets lose their primordial atmospheres.

(Hubble Uncovers a ‘Heavy Metal’ Exoplanet Shaped Like a Football, NASA)

Gretel emptied her pinafore until pearls and precious stones ran about the room, and Hansel threw one handful after another out of his pocket to add to them.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

Saturn will add to your aura of authority, and you will garner much respect.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Neglect! I am sure you neglect nothing that can add to the beauties of that noble place.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

These findings add to the way we think about normal and altered brain function.

(Brain Activity Is Inherited, May Inform Treatment for ADHD, Autism, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The researchers want to add to this current observational study to establish, through randomized controlled trials, that eating fish can lead to better sleep, better school performance and other real-life, practical outcomes.

(Weekly Fish Consumption Linked to Better Sleep, Higher IQ, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)