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add

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Main Entry: add
Pronunciation: 'ad
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin addere, from ad- + -dere to put -- more at DO
transitive verb
1 : to join or unite so as to bring about an increase or improvement <adds 60 acres to his land> <wine adds a creative touch to cooking>
2 : to say further : APPEND
3 : to combine (numbers) into an equivalent simple quantity or number
4 : to include as a member of a group <don't forget to add me in>
intransitive verb
1 a : to perform addition b : to come together or unite by addition
2 a : to serve as an addition <the movie will add to his fame> b : to make an addition <added to her savings>
- add·able or add·ible /'a-d&-b&l/ adjective
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