add

verb

ˈad How to pronounce add (audio)
Definition of addnext
1
as in to attach
to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase the band recently added a saxophonist and a keyboard player to its ranks add another cup of flour to the mixture

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2
as in to calculate
to combine (numbers) into a single sum when she added all the phone charges herself, she discovered an error in her bill

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Recent Examples of add Crown molding, used throughout much of the home, adds an additional elegant touch. — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026 The long-sleeve Henley top feels like a fall staple, while the wide-leg pants keep the matching set comfortable without adding a ton of bulk to your travel-day look. — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2026 In the top of the ninth, Diaz added some huge insurance runs with a two-out, two-run jack that DeLauter just missed robbing. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 The partnership grew from the NFL’s local merchandise collaboration initiative intended to add diversity to team products with highly localized offerings, the Chiefs said in announcing the collection. — Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for add
Recent Examples of Synonyms for add
  1. attach
  2. calculate
  3. introduce
  4. sum
  5. insert
  6. count
  7. affix
  8. compute
Verb
  • The team also evaluated methods for attaching sensors to storage casks, with the aim of developing installations capable of remaining in place for years under high-temperature and high-radiation conditions.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • However, the same data came with a clear warning attached for Brussels.
    — Sophie Dembinski, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of attach
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  • Scores from the law firm are calculated by analyzing the number of cyclist victims, change in victim rate and bicycle-friendly community recognition.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Official satellite data showed the rainforest lost 1,300 square miles from August 2025 through July, the period used to calculate the annual rate.
    — Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of calculate
Verb
  • From 2001 to 2010, as Denmark introduced nationwide resuscitation initiatives including mandatory school CPR education, bystander CPR rates more than doubled, while 30-day survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest more than tripled.
    — Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The bill was introduced over a year ago, and its primary backer was the late Lindsey Graham, a veteran Republican senator who represented South Carolina.
    — Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of introduce
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  • The transform works by summing a bunch of signals and multiplying each by a special exponential factor.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Kaia Wilson once summed it up perfectly with the wise words of Stevie Nicks.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of sum
Verb
  • Initially, county officials declined to open the list, citing the security threat of inserting a thumb drive of unknown origin into a government computer.
    — Miles Parks, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Bake chicken until deeply browned and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh registers 165°, 25–30 minutes.
    — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of insert
Verb
  • Because Tesla’s bylaws count abstentions as votes against, the measure failed, Bloomberg reported.
    — Heather Occhino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The facts, however, are altogether against any such conclusion, for quite recently no less than 50 artificial butter factories were counted in this city, and large quantities of artificial butter are sold to the customer as genuine butter.
    — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of count
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  • Swank shared the news in a creative Instagram video of herself, husband Philip Schneider, and their three-year-old twins dancing in the dark with glow sticks affixed to their bodies.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Not far away is Lucas’s now iconic photograph Chicken Knickers (1997), showing a raw whole chicken affixed to the front of a woman’s underwear.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of affix
Verb
  • These advances are key as larger, more complex AI models demand seemingly endless amounts of computing power.
    — Micheline Maynard, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Unlike conventional bicycles, its head houses most of the robot’s mass, including its computing hardware, batteries, and powerful jumping actuators.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of compute

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“Add.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/add. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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