add
To sum up; to put together mentally; to add up.
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To sum up; to put together mentally; to add up.
It adds to our anxiety.
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(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.
I could add and subtract and multiply and divide, but I entered the wilderness when words became equations.
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(transitive) To combine elements of (something) into one quantity.
Add means: To combine elements of (something) into one quantity.. It has drug-related associations; worth a calm conversation about which side of the topic your teen is on. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
add means: To combine elements of (something) into one quantity.. Register: very informal, often derogatory or vulgar. Avoid in formal, business, academic, or polite writing. Even in casual speech the word can offend and is best left out of a learner's active vocabulary. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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