Definition of ADD

1. Noun. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.


2. Verb. Make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of. "Add some extra plates to the dinner table"

3. Verb. State or say further. "They ADD that there was a traffic accident "; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied"
Exact synonyms: Append, Supply
Generic synonyms: Say, State, Tell
Specialized synonyms: Insert, Slip In, Sneak In, Stick In, Toss In

4. Verb. Bestow a quality on. "This adds a light note to the program"
Exact synonyms: Bestow, Bring, Contribute, Impart, Lend
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Specialized synonyms: Factor, Instill, Transfuse, Tinsel, Throw In
Derivative terms: Addition

5. Verb. Make an addition by combining numbers. "Add 27 and 49, please!"
Exact synonyms: Add Together
Category relationships: Arithmetic
Generic synonyms: Calculate, Cipher, Compute, Cypher, Figure, Reckon, Work Out
Specialized synonyms: Foot, Foot Up
Related verbs: Add Together, Add Up, Sum, Sum Up, Summate, Tally, Tot, Tot Up, Total, Tote Up
Also: Add Up
Derivative terms: Addable, Adder, Addition, Additive
Antonyms: Subtract

6. Verb. Determine the sum of. "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"

7. Verb. Constitute an addition. "This paper will add to her reputation"
Generic synonyms: Constitute, Form, Make
Derivative terms: Additive

Definition of ADD

1. v. t. To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on).

2. v. i. To make an addition. To add to, to augment; to increase; as, it adds to our anxiety.

Definition of ADD

1. Initialism. Attention deficit disorder. ¹

2. Initialism. Accidental death and dismemberment. ¹

3. Initialism. A designation on prerecorded compact discs indicating that the contents were recorded in analog but mixed and mastered in digital; compare AAD, DAD, DDD. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To join or unite, as 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. Hence: To sum up; to put together mentally. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) To combine elements of (something) into one quantity. ¹

6. Verb. (transitive) To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on). ¹

7. Verb. (transitive) To append, as a statement; to say further. ¹

8. Verb. (intransitive) To make an addition. To add to, to augment; to increase. ¹

9. Verb. (intransitive mathematics) To perform the arithmetical operation of addition. ¹

10. Noun. (video games) An additional enemy that joined the fight after the primary target. ¹

11. Noun. (computer science) An act or instance of adding. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of ADD

1. to combine or join so as to bring about an increase [v -ED, -ING, -S] : ADDABLE [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of ADD

ACTe
ACV
ACVs
ACWV
AChR
AD&D
ADA
ADA-SCID
ADAA
ADAP
ADAR
ADAs
ADB
ADC
ADD (current term)
ADEPT
ADF
ADFA
ADH
ADHD
ADHD-C
ADHD-PH/I
ADHD-PI
ADL
ADLs
ADME
ADMET
ADN
ADO

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