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ADD / add > 7 senses
NOUN1ADD, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, hyperkinetic syndrome, minimal brain dysfunction, minimal brain damage, MBDA condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
VERB1addMake an addition (to)
2add, append, supplyState or say further
3add, lend, impart, bestow, contribute, bringBestow a quality on
4add, add togetherMake an addition by combining numbers
5add, total, tot, tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add together, tally, add upDetermine the sum of
6addConstitute an addition
ADD / add > pronunciation
Soundsae'd
Rhymesad / AD, bad, Bagdad, and 47 more rhymes in aed at the HyperDic website...
ADD > noun, state
MeaningA condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
Synonymsattention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, hyperkinetic syndrome, minimal brain dysfunction, minimal brain damage, MBD
Partshyperactivity
Broadersyndrome
add > verb 1, change
MeaningMake an addition (to). Join or combine or unite with others. Increase the quality, quantity, zise or scope of.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples"We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table"
Narrowermodify, qualify; gild the lily, paint the lily; adjoin; work in; canonize, canonise; add on; include; mix, mix in; put on; butylate; put on; inject; welt; intercalate; punctuate, mark; concatenate; string, string up; compound, combine; milk; fortify; stud; button; enrich; supplement
Broaderincrease
Contrarytake away, take out
Similar toadd
Nounsaddition
add > verb 2, communication
MeaningState or say further.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
ModelThey add that there was a traffic accident
Synonymsappend, supply
Narrowerslip in, stick in, sneak in, insert; toss in
Broaderstate, say, tell
add > verb 3, possession
MeaningBestow a quality on.
PatternSomething is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
Examples"The music added a lot to the play"; "This adds a light note to the program"
Synonymslend, impart, bestow, contribute, bring
Narrowerinstill, transfuse; tinsel; throw in
Broaderchange, alter, modify
Nounsaddition
add > verb 4, cognition
MeaningMake an addition by combining numbers.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Examples"Add 27 and 49, please!"
Synonymsadd together
Categoryarithmetic
Narrowerfoot, foot up
Broadercalculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
Contrarysubtract, deduct, take off
Similar tototal, tot, tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add, add together, tally, add up
See alsoadd up
Nounsaddition; adder
add > verb 5, communication
MeaningDetermine the sum of.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples"Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"
Synonymstotal, tot, tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add together, tally, add up
Broadercount, number, enumerate, numerate
Similar toadd, add together
Nounsaddition; adder
add > verb 6, stative
MeaningConstitute an addition.
PatternSomething ----s something
Examples"This paper will add to her reputation"
Broaderform, constitute, make
Similar toadd

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