Add: Meaning, Examples, and Usage Guide

Meaning 1：put together with something else (add)

add 🔊

/æd/

To put something with another thing to make it more or bigger.

Add salt to soup with hand holding shaker

put together with something else 🔊

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/pʊt təˈɡɛðər wɪð ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɛls/

To join or combine one thing with another to increase the quantity, size, or effect.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'addere' (ad- 'to' + dare 'give'), meaning 'to give to'.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of 'ad' (advertisement) plus 'd' (double) – adding makes things double.

📖 Example

When you add 5 and 3 together, you get 8. 🔊 Combining 5 and 3 gives a total of 8.

🔗 Collocations

add water – to put water into something

add to – to increase or enhance something

add up – to calculate the total of numbers

🔄 Synonyms

combine (v.) – to join two or more things together

include (v.) – to make something part of a larger group

increase (v.) – to make something larger in amount or size

🚫 Antonyms

subtract (v.) – to take away a number or amount from another

remove (v.) – to take something away from a place

decrease (v.) – to make something smaller in amount or size

🌱 Derivatives

addition (n.) – the process of adding something

additional (adj.) – extra or supplementary

additive (n./adj.) – a substance added to improve something

📖 Cultural Story

In modern English, 'add' is fundamental in mathematics and cooking, often used in instructions like 'add the eggs'. Its Latin origin reflects the act of giving something extra.