add
add [add adds added adding] BrE [æd] NAmE [æd] verb
1. transitive to put sth together with sth else so as to increase the size, number, amount, etc
•~ sth Next add the flour.
• The juice contains no added sugar.
•The plan has the added (= extra) advantage of bringing employment to rural areas.
•~ sth to sth A new wing was added to the building.
•Shall I add your name to the list?
•Chlorine is added to the water to kill bacteria.
2. intransitive, transitive to put numbers or amounts together to get a total
•~ A to B Add 9 to the total.
•~ A and B together If you add all these amounts together you get a huge figure.
Opp: ↑subtract
3. transitive to say sth more; to make a further remark
•+ speech ‘And don't be late,’ she added.
•~ sth (to sth) I have nothing to add to my earlier statement.
•~ that… He added that they would return a week later.
4. transitive ~ sth (to sth) to give a particular quality to an event, a situation, etc
•The suite will add a touch of class to your bedroom.
Idioms: ↑add insult to injury ▪ ↑add to this … ▪ ↑added to this …
Derived: ↑add something in ▪ ↑add something on ▪ ↑add something up ▪ ↑add to something ▪ ↑add up ▪ ↑add up to something
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin addere, from ad- ‘to’ + the base of dare ‘put’.
Thesaurus:
add verb T
•Add these numbers together.
count • • total • • calculate • • work sth out • • tally • |AmE figure • |BrE, informal tot sth up • |formal compute •
Opp: take away, Opp: subtract
add/count/total/tally/tot up
add up/count up/total up/calculate/work out/tally/figure/tot up/compute up how much/many
add up/calculate/work out/figure/tot up/compute the cost/amount (of sth)
add up/count/total/calculate/work out/tally/tot up/compute sb's score
Example Bank:
•I hasten to add that I knew nothing of the fraud at the time.
•The Easter Festival added a new dimension to Salzburg's musical life.
•to add a touch/sense/feeling of glamour/elegance/luxury/opulence/distinction/class
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