add
Translation
to add, to join, to say further
Examples
Please add some sugar to my tea.
Please add some sugar to my tea.
If you add two and three, you get five.
If you add two and three, you get five.
He added that he was very tired.
He added that he was very tired.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) ((to sth.)) to put (sth.) with (sth.) else Please add some sugar to my tea.
((sth.)) ((and sth.)) to put numbers together to get a total If you add two and three, you get five.
((that ...)) to say something more He added that he was very tired.
Similar Words
Synonyms: join, include, append; Antonyms: subtract, remove
Etymology
From Latin 'addere', from 'ad-' (to) + 'dare' (to give).
Memory Tips
Think of an advertisement ('ad') which 'adds' information to what you know.