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• verb
To join, attach, or put something together with something else so as to increase the size, number, amount, or quality.
"She decided to add a pinch of sea salt and fresh herbs to the simmering soup."
To combine two or more numbers or quantities together in order to calculate their total sum.
"If you add the shipping costs to the base price, the total comes to fifty dollars."
To say or write something further as a supplementary remark or continuation of a thought.
"He thanked the committee for their support and added that the project would launch in May."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'add' with its homophone 'ad', which is an informal clipped noun meaning 'advertisement'.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Latin 'addere', meaning 'to put to, join, or attach', formed from the prefix 'ad-' (to, toward) and '-dere', a combining form of 'dare' (to give, put).