Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Add"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Add \Add\, v. i.
1. To make an addition. To add to, to augment; to increase;
as, it adds to our anxiety. ``I will add to your yoke.''
--1 Kings xii. 14.

2. To perform the arithmetical operation of addition; as, he
adds rapidly.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Add \Add\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Added}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Adding}.] [L. addere; ad + dare to give, put. Cf. {Date},
{Do}.]
1. To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to
bestow (on).

The Lord shall add to me another son. --Gen. xxx.
24.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

ADD
n : a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and
learning disorders [syn: {attention deficit disorder}, {ADD},
{attention deficit hyperactivity disorder}, {ADHD}, {hyperkinetic
syndrome}, {minimal brain dysfunction}, {minimal brain
damage}, {MBD}]
v 1: make an addition (to); join with others; increase by another
or several; "We added two students to that dorm room";
"She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult
to injury" [ant: {take away}]
2: state or say further; " `It doesn't matter,' " he supplied"
[syn: {append}, {supply}]
3: of a quality, as in: "Her presence lends a certain cachet to
the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She
brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a
light note to the program" [syn: {lend}, {impart}, {bestow},
{contribute}, {bring}]
4: make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49,
please!" [syn: {add together}] [ant: {subtract}]
5: determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to
those of the neighboring town" [syn: {total}, {tot}, {tot
up}, {sum}, {sum up}, {summate}, {tote up}, {add together},
{tally}, {add up}]
6: constitute an addition; "This paper will add to her
reputation"


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