v.
- join to or put with something else.
- put together (two or more numbers or amounts) to calculate their total value.
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(add up)
increase in amount, number, or degree.
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(add up to)
amount to.
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(add up)
informal make sense.
- say as a further remark.
Etymology
ME: from L. addit-, addere, from ad- ‘to’ + the base of dare ‘put’.