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 The investigation is ongoing, and more charges could be added as investigators uncover new details, prosecutors said. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 Others—my preference—add a swipe of Dijon and a smattering of sliced cornichons, for a kick of spice and jolt of acidity. — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Aug. 2026 About $1 billion in unpaid debts was added in less than two years during Johnson’s term as of November 2025, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026 Angel Genao went deep in the seventh and added a single for Cleveland, which has lost four of five. — CBS News, 9 Aug. 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
  • There are multiple red flags attached to the tie with Tromso.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Sculptor Oscar Leon made the statue with the ball attached to the right hand of Fox, who was flipping it to Aparicio.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of attach
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  • How those amounts are calculated also appears widely up to the provider and can be opaque.
    — Julie Appleby, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Scientists calculated the Earth’s average temperature in 2025 among one of the three hottest on record, along with 2024 and 2023.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of calculate
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  • Much like her corgis, Queen Elizabeth was introduced to horses as a young girl.
    — Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The Boeing 767, introduced in 1982, is regarded as a reliable workhorse of the skies, in contrast to the beleaguered reputation of the Boeing 737 MAX, which lost faith with customers early, after two fatal crashes.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of introduce
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  • Perhaps Wrexham chief executive Michael Williamson summed things up best shortly before ringing the Nasdaq bell in Times Square to launch both the day’s trading on the world’s second biggest stock exchange and the club’s new home shirt.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • To sum it up, those hoping for an Aegon redemption arc may want to temper their expectations.
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of sum
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  • Carruthers' lawyer witnessed the attempts and said the team tried to insert an IV in Carruthers’ arm, hand and foot before attempting to insert a central line.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Specifically, doctors may bill patients when using the laser to insert premium lenses or fix astigmatism.
    — Phil Galewitz, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of insert
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  • And Pereyra scored again on another assist from Caldeira in the 89th minute; that one needed a VAR check to count.
    — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Even Larry Gagosian, in an interview this year, counted his attempt to establish a gallery there as one of his two notable failures.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of count
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  • There are clothes, hats, children’s toys, crafts, hostess gifts, men’s gifts, an area dedicated to dogs and a patch bar, complete with patches to affix to hats, totes or shirts.
    — Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Prosecutors said David William Denton used a pocket torch to vandalize and burn a Jewish mezuzah scroll affixed to the doorway of the center.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of affix
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  • The new map is computed using the IQP eclipse computational method that accounts for an improved value for the eclipse solar radius as well as the exact shape of the moon and topography.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The team computed 500 spectral points across the observed wavelength band, applying the transmission profile of the real interference filter and blurring the result to match the real telescope’s resolution.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of compute

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