add

«add» in Mova's school dictionary: to put numbers or things together to find how many there… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (add, adds, added, adding)

meaning for a pupil

1) To add is to put numbers or things together to find how many there are in all; adding makes the total bigger. tree →

2) To add is to put one more thing in with others: add sugar to the tea. tree →

3) To add is to say or write something more: «And bring a coat,» she added. tree →

sense in the lessons

the operation + ; at the table, to put one more thing down so the count goes up; in maths «add», «add up», «added to», «the sum of» all mean +; in cooking and science «add water», «add the powder» means put more in; in talk «to add to that» means to say more; phrases: add up, add on, add to, add up to (make a total)

examples

• I add one plum on the table. tree →
• Sam adds 4 red beads to his 7 blue beads. How many beads does he have? tree →
• Add 9 and 6 to find the total. tree →
• Mum adds 3 more eggs to the bowl of 5 eggs. tree →
• If you add 10 to 25, you get 35. tree →
• Add a pinch of salt to the soup. tree →
• The coins in my piggy bank add up to 2 dollars. tree →
• In science we added vinegar to the baking soda and it fizzed. tree →
• «Don't forget your hat,» Dad added. tree →
• And turning to the queen, he added: tree →

note

«add» names the operation directly: put the amounts together (+). Past form «added» with -ed and double d. Adding whole numbers never makes the total smaller. Trap: «add up the difference» still needs the difference found first; read the whole question. Do not confuse «add» with «ad» (a short word for an advert): they sound the same.

In the corpora

• A real apology names what you did wrong and does not add "but".
• Small spends like coffees and snacks add up fast; managing money means knowing what comes in and what goes out.
• Stories grow because people fill gaps with guesses, round numbers up, and add a twist that makes the tale better to tell.
• The sign, the selling and the arguing were all added on the way.
• A family ticket is only a good deal after checking: add up the single tickets for your family and compare.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «add» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.