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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Add \Add\, v. i. 1. To make an addition. To add to to augment; to increase; as it adds to our anxiety. ``I will add to your yoke.'' --1 Kings xii. 14. 2. To perform the arithmetical operation of addition; as he adds rapidly. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Add \Add\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Added}; p. pr & vb n. {Adding}.] [L. addere; ad + dare to give put Cf {Date}, {Do}.] 1. To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on). The Lord shall add to me another son. --Gen. xxx. 24. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: add v 1: make an addition (to); join with others increase by another or several; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury" [ant: {take away}] 2: state or say further; " `It doesn't matter,' " he supplied" [syn: {append}, {supply}] 3: of a quality, as in: "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program" [syn: {lend}, {impart}, {bestow}, {contribute}, {bring}] 4: make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49, please!" [syn: {add together}] [ant: {subtract}] 5: determine the sum of "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" [syn: {total}, {tot}, {tot up}, {sum}, {sum up}, {summate}, {tote up}, {add together}, {tally}, {add up}] 6: constitute an addition; "This paper will add to her reputation" From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: ADD Adapter Device Driver (OS/2)
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