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You can make 4 words from add according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

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add dad add dad dda dda

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Definitions and meaning of add

add

Etymology

From Middle English adden, from Latin addō (“add, give unto”), from ad (“to”) + dō (“give”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: ăd, IPA^(key): /æd/
• Rhymes: -æd
• Homophone: ad

Verb

add (third-person singular simple present adds, present participle adding, simple past and past participle added)

1. (transitive) To 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.
2. To sum up; to put together mentally; to add up.
3. (transitive) To combine elements of (something) into one quantity.

4. (transitive) To give by way of increased possession (to someone); to bestow (on).
5. (transitive) To append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on.
6. (intransitive) To make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on.
7. (intransitive, mathematics) To perform the arithmetical operation of addition.

8. (intransitive, video games) To summon minions or reinforcements.

9. (transitive, Internet, text messaging, video games) To add someone as a friend.

Usage notes

• To add quantities; to join houses; to annex territory; to unite kingdoms; to make parties coalesce.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (join or unite so as to increase the number): annex; See also Thesaurus:add
• (put together mentally): add up, sum; See also Thesaurus:summate
• (give by way of increased possession): bestow, give; See also Thesaurus:give
• (combine elements into one quantity): coalesce, join, unite
• (say further information): mention, note
• (make an addition): augment, increase; See also Thesaurus:augment
• (perform the arithmetical operation of addition):

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “quantity”): subtract
• (antonym(s) of “matter”): remove

Derived terms

Related terms

• addend

Translations

Noun

add (plural adds)

1. (radio) The addition of a song to a station's playlist.
2. (computer science) An act or instance of adding.
3. (video games) An additional enemy that joins a fight after the primary target.

Anagrams

• DAD, Dad, dad

Chinese

Etymology

From English add. Compare Mandarin 加 (jiā, “to friend”).

Pronunciation

Verb

add

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, social media) to friend; to add someone as contact, friend, or follower

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• adjad

Etymology

ad +‎ -d

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒdː]
• Hyphenation: add
• Rhymes: -ɒdː

Verb

add

1. second-person singular subjunctive present definite of ad

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English add.

Pronunciation

Verb

add

1. (Brazil, Internet slang, uninflected) to add in certain internet services
   1. to friend (to add as a friend in a social network)
   2. to add (to add as a contact in an instant messenger service)

Usage notes

A rare occurrence in Portuguese, this verb is not inflected and will be in its infinitive form regardless of person or tense.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:add.

Scots

Alternative forms

• ad, ade, adde

Etymology

From Middle English adden, from Latin addō (“add, give unto”), from ad (“to”) + dō (“give”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ad/

Verb

add (third-person singular simple present adds, present participle addin, simple past addit, past participle addit)

1. (transitive) to add (give in addition)
2. (archaic, Middle Scots, intransitive) to make an addition to the exercise at the meetings of presbytery

Conjugation

References

• Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.