add** *
v. add·ed, add·ing, adds
v. tr.
To combine (a column of figures, for example) to form a sum.
To join or unite so as to increase in size, quantity, quality, or scope: added 12 inches to the deck; flowers that added beauty to the dinner table.
To say or write further.
v. intr.
To find a sum in arithmetic.
To constitute an addition: an exploit that will add to her reputation.
To create or make an addition: gradually added to my meager savings.
Phrasal Verb:
add up
To be reasonable, plausible, or consistent; make sense: The witness's testimony simply did not add up.
To amount to an expected total: a bill that didn't add up.
To formulate an opinion of: added up the other competitors in one glance.
Idiom:
add up to
To constitute; amount to: The revisions added up to a lot of work.
ad**
n.
An advertisement.
