From Middle English adden, from Latin addō (“add, give unto”).
Meanings
The addition of a song to a station's playlist.
In a typical week, 10 to 15 songs may be up for consideration as “adds” of new songs for the station's playlist. 2006, David Baskerville, Music Business Handbook and Career Guide, page 370:
Effectiveness of their work is measured by the number of “adds” they receive on the airplay charts of major trades. 2013, Russ Hepworth-Sawyer, From Demo to Delivery:
An act or instance of adding.
List the number of adds and multiplies for each of the forms (6) , (7), and (8). 2004, C. K. Birdsall, A. B. Langdon, Plasma Physics via Computer Simulation, page 75:
An additional enemy that joins a fight after the primary target.
When the player has fought the boss for one minute, two adds will arrive from the back and must be dealt with.
From Middle English adden, from Latin addō (“add, give unto”).
Meanings
(transitive) To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate.
To sum up; to put together mentally; to add up.
[…]as easily as he can add together the ideas of two days or two years. 1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC:
I could add and subtract and multiply and divide, but I entered the wilderness when words became equations. 2022 August 7, Alec Wilkinson, “Could learning algebra in my 60s make me smarter?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2023:
to add numbers
(transitive) To combine elements of (something) into one quantity.
to add a column of numbers
(transitive) To give by way of increased possession (to someone); to bestow (on).
The Lord shall add to me another son. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 30:24:
Back to thy punishment, False fugitive, and to thy speed add wings. 1667, John Milton, “(please specify the page number)”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
(transitive) To append (e.g. a statement); to say further information.
He added that he would willingly consent to the entire abolition of the tax 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC, page 37:
"Bless your dear heart," she said, "I am sure I can tell you of a way to get back to Kansas." Then she added, "But, if I do, you must give me the Golden Cap." 1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC:
(intransitive) To intensify; to augment; to increase.
It adds to our anxiety.
I will add to your yoke 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Kings 12:14:
Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial.[…]Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism. Dr Yoshimoto and his colleagues would like to add liver cancer to that list. 2013 June 29, “A punch in the gut”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, pages 72–3:
(intransitive) To perform the arithmetical operation of addition.
He adds rapidly.
(intransitive) To summon minions or reinforcements.
Typically, a hostile mob will add whenever it's within the aggro radius of a player.
(Internet, transitive) To add someone as a friend.
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Antonyms
subtract (antonym(s) of “quantity”) · remove (antonym(s) of “matter”)
augment (make an addition) · note (say further information) · unite (combine elements into one quantity) · add · lend · annex (join or unite so as to increase the number) · coalesce (combine elements into one quantity) · add up (put together mentally) · join (combine elements into one quantity) · increase · give · tack · mention (say further information) · sum · append · bestow (give by way of increased possession)
Translations (255)
nl optellen (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · pt adicionar (to add someone as a friend) · ko 추가(追加)하다 (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · it aggiungere (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · et lisama (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · es añadir (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · rm agiunscher (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · bg добавям (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · es sumar (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · ro adăuga (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · id tambah (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · sv lägga ihop (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · izh lisätä (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · hi जोड़ना (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · be дада́ць (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · ko 덧붙이다 (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · lv pielikt (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · fy tafoegje (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · ru добавля́ть (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · hu hozzátesz (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · grc προστίθημι (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · fr additionner (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · uk дода́ти (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · ms tambah (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · fr sommer (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · sv tillägga (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · sh до̀дати (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · ru прибавля́ть (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · no legge til (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · sc additzionare (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · ko 부연(敷衍)하다 (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · id menambah (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · da addere (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · cv хуш (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · kaw tambeh (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · eo adicii (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · fr ajouter (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · hu hozzátesz (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · my ပေါင်း (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · cmn 加 (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · br ouzhpennañ (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · hy ավելացնել (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · sv summera (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · lv pievienot (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · es añadir (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · rm agiuntar (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · es aditar (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · bg разширявам (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · pl dodać (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · nl toevoegen (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · alt кожор (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · de zugeben (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · da tilføje (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · ja 足す (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · cmn 添 (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · ms campur (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · pl dodawać impf dodać (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · hy ավելացնել (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · ar أَضَافَ (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · az toplamaq (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · is adda (to add someone as a friend) · da tilføje (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · es allegar (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · sh до̀дати (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · da lægge sammen (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · bcl dugang (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · ba өҫтәү (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · hu kiegészít (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · el αθροίζω (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · fr ajouter (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · mn нэмэх (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · be дадава́ць (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · cmn 加 (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · ko 더하다 (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · sh са̀брати (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · tl idugtong (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · hy հավելել (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · th รวม (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · ko 보태다 (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · th เพิ่มเติม (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · ca afegir (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · cs přidat (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · ar أَضَافَ (to add someone as a friend) · ro aduna (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · bg прибавям (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · yi צוגעבן (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · he חיבר (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · sk doplniť (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · sdn aggjugnì (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · es aditar (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · ms tambah (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · ur جوڑنا (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · lo ເພີ່ມ (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · ca afegir (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · ru доба́вить (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · el προσθέτω (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · oc ajustar (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · la addo (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · gur pa'asɛ (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · rup adavgu (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · eo aldoni (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · tl dagdagin (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · ru добавля́ть (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · ro adăuga (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · pt adicionar (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · agj ዴመራ (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · de addieren (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · tl dagdagan (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · fi laskea yhteen (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · eo aldiri (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · fy tafoegje (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · la addo (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · lt pridėti (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · kk қосу (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · fr faire une addition (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · vi thêm (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · ko 합산(合算)하다 (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · izh lisätä (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · lo ຊົດໃຊ້ (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · km បន្ថែម (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · ko 늘리다 (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · eo aldoni (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · cmn 加 (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · cs dodat (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · it aggiungere (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · es apostillar (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · lo ເສີມ (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · vi nói (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · fi lisätä (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · jv nambah (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · mt żied (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · sk pridať (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · cic ibaani (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · hu hozzájárul (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · cy ychwanegu (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · es añidir (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · ur جوڑنا (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · de hinzufügen (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · lmo giontà (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · ru доба́вить (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · cmn 添加 (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · mn нэмж хэлэх (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · sc summare (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · it sommare (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · izh lisätä (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · pt somar (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · ast enantar (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · ti ወስኽ (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · lmo giüntà (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · uk додава́ти (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · vi nói thêm (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · th เสริม (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · tl magdagdag (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · ms tambah (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · is bæta (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · cs sečíst (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · ko 더하기하다 (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · ar جَمَعَ (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · arz زود (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · sq shtoj (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · oc ajónher (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · is bæta við (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · aa osis (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · chr ᎠᏌᏂᏙᎭ (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · is leggja saman (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · sco acciùngiri (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · pl dodać (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · et lisama (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · yue 加 (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · sh dòdati (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · mos paase (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · eu gehitu (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · el προσθέτω (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · sv tilläga (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · grc προστίθημι (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · hu hozzáfűz (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · uk додава́ти (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · hu összead (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · gl sumar (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · ba өҫтәү (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · tr eklemek (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · oc addicionar (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · is bæta við (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · he הוסיף (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · bg прибавям (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · tl dagdagan (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · sc annanghere (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · fa افزودن (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · eu gehitu (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · ca sumar (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · sc azúnghere (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · he הוסיף (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · la addere (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · vi cộng (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · qu yapay (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · bcl dugang (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · mn нэмэх (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · fr additionner (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · hy գումարել (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · no addere (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · tzm rnu (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · fi lisätä (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · hu hozzáad (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · hi जोड़ना (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · es sumar (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · ha ƙara (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · az əlavə etmək (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · de hinzufügen (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · ru приба́вить (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · bg сумирам (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · ka დამატება (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · pt acrescentar (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · ast sumar (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · sh dòdati (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · uk додава́ти (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · uk дода́ти (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · sv addera (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · nl toevoegen (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · sc annànghere (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · cic ibaani (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · hu növel (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · th บวก (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · kea djunta (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · id tambah (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · mt żied (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · wal gujja (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · yi צולייגן (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · ba өҫтәү (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · ar أَضَافَ (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · ko 부연(敷演)하다 (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · sv lägga till (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · oc apondre (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · chr ᎠᏌᏂᏙᎭ (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · uk дода́ти (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · it addizionare (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · ja 加える (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · sk sčítať (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · vi thêm (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · grc προστίθημι (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · es añidir (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · ja 追加する (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · eu erantsi (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · th เพิ่ม (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · sv addera (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · cs doplnit (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · pt adicionar (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · pl dodawać (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · vi thêm thắt (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on) · gl engadir (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · alt кожор (to make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on) · sh sàbrati (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · am ደመረ (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · fi summata (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · ko 덧셈하다 (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) · ha tara (to append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on)