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How to pronounce add
Say it like this: /ˈæd/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does add mean?
verbTo 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.
To sum up; to put together mentally; to add up.
“I could add and subtract and multiply and divide, but I entered the wilderness when words became equations.”
To combine elements of (something) into one quantity.
“to add a column of numbers”
nounThe addition of a song to a station's playlist.
“In a typical week, 10 to 15 songs may be up for consideration as “adds” of new songs for the station's playlist.”
An act or instance of adding.
“List the number of adds and multiplies for each of the forms (6) , (7), and (8).”
An additional enemy that joins a fight after the primary target.
“When the player has fought the boss for one minute, two adds will arrive from the back and must be dealt with.”
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