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verb adæd [with object]1Join (something) to something else so as to increase the size, number, or amount. a new wing was added to the building some box offices now add on a convenience charge Example sentencesExamples - In the United Kingdom, most of the respected broadsheet newspapers have cut costs and increased circulation by adding a tabloid edition.
- After Horsley fell, Styris joined Evans and they added the remaining 65 runs to ensure the win.
- The chorus was tripled in size and extra musicians were added to the orchestra.
- They claimed the provisions add unnecessary costs and increase the bureaucratic burden on all farmers.
- In some situations, the broker's fee is added to the actual amount of money that the person wants to borrow.
- It is bad medicine from the community's point of view, because it adds increasing costs.
- Once interest is added to the account, they can lose out big time.
- Interest is added to the amount invested at maturity and the full investment amount is available for withdrawal.
- Ryanair is expanding its fleet, adding base airports and increasing its routes in Europe to take advantage of demand for budget travel.
- New items are added to the basket to represent increasing areas of spending while other items are deleted as spending on them falls.
- Charles III added to the grounds and doubled the size of the palace by adding an east wing that mirrored the original building.
- A second unit and a folder were added to the press to increase its capacity.
- He has spent the winter in a strength program in an effort to add muscle and increase his endurance.
- The pilot project is expected to increase patient access by adding the services of nurses and nurse practitioners to physicians' offices.
- The resulting calculations are then added to your job points.
- We simply wanted to increase our possibilities by adding an acquisitions component to our organic growth strategy.
- The young owners have extended and restored the cottage, adding a conservatory to increase light in the kitchen and a large Velux window in the bathroom - perfect for stargazing
- The idea started small but grew fast, and soon employees were added and budgets increased.
- We are committed to increase our membership and add new revenue sources to support the work of the organization.
Synonyms attach, build on, add on, put on, put in, append, adjoin, join, affix, connect, annex include prefix, prepend 2Put in (an additional element, ingredient, etc.) chlorine is added to the water to kill bacteria Example sentencesExamples - Peat moss was added during planting to increase the ability of the soil to hold water.
- The Lootens formula keeps sulfite content low, uses very little bromide, and adds small amounts of citric acid and potassium thiocyanate.
- Mildew can be eliminated by simply adding a small amount of household bleach to the cleaning solution.
- Try to get organic beans, as other ones tend to have sugar and salt added to them.
- Unlike bronze, additional material cannot be added to acrylic after it is cast.
- As people grow older their appreciation of food and drink may fade, and many couples find that the older partner adds salt and sugar to almost every meal ‘to give it some flavour’.
- Studies have shown that adding large amounts of copper sulfate to a water feature through time eventually will kill it, making it sterile and unable to support life.
- By adding large amounts of oxygen to the manure, naturally occurring bacteria will begin to break down the waste and reduce its odor in one to six months.
- A small amount of sugar is added to the bottle before sealing it airtight.
- The powder is usually mixed with water or juice but can be added to food if desired.
- Small amounts of copper are added to increase hardness for some applications.
- Petroleum microcrystallines are added to harden it, increase burn time and capacity.
- During the experiments, additional salts were added as indicated.
- Greater contrast may be obtained by adding small amounts of a 5% solution of potassium bichromate.
- If the soil tests indicate a need for magnesium to boost the soil ratio, add the amount indicated on the soil test report.
- If more oxygen gas is added to the system, the concentration of oxygen will increase.
- Home-baking was banned years ago after warders found cannabis was being added to the cake ingredients.
- In 1904, he created Ovomaltine by adding ingredients like sugar, whey, and beet extract to his father's creation.
- When an ethyl group is added to a compound the process is called ethylation.
- Extenders are substances added to an adhesive to reduce the amount of resin required.
- 2.1 Contribute (an enhancing quality) to something.
the suite will add a touch of class to your bedroom Example sentencesExamples - The decision to pay match fees to professionals has prompted him to give it another go, adding some much needed quality and experience to the side.
- The whole process is invisible to most of us, but it adds a significant amount of value to the final product.
- And each has been a solid contributor, adding much-needed depth.
- He added quality to the side, not to mention physical endeavour.
- For more than a hundred years, we have added dimension and depth to the lives of campers and staff.
- The texture and slight unevenness of the paint adds a remarkable three-dimensional quality to these wallpapers.
- Some relics have certain historical significance that adds much to their value - such as a long-buried Colt from the Little Big Horn.
- He will entertain spectators and add a bit more quality to our batting.
- In return, the manufacturers said the original designs add a unique quality to their products.
- The artist often begins with a painting and ends with a poem that enhances or adds a further dimension - such as sound or fragrance - to the painting.
- But it's never intrusive, and it adds a nice trippy quality to the film.
- Composer Keiichi Suzuki's film score adds an entire other dimension to the action.
- City are desperate to add quality to a team which is not scoring enough.
- Ben yet again found a brilliant balance between instrument and voice, adding a truly professional contribution to the show.
- This adds a huge amount of value to your site from a visitor's point of view - they don't need to leave your site to get the latest news on a given topic.
- His rendition of Some Enchanted Evening and This Nearly Was Mine added quality to the show.
- This time, it will be co-ed, adding an interesting dynamic to the experience.
- We use, for instance, traditional Vietnamese instruments that we have sampled, and I think it really adds an nice and interesting dimension to the sound.
- All the business outlets in the town have contributed to the lighting fund and the venture adds a huge festive atmosphere to the town.
- They'll be aided by a few famous faces, adding their own unique contribution to the portrait.
Synonyms impart, lend, give, confer
3Put together (two or more numbers or amounts) to calculate their total value. they added all the figures up add the two numbers together Example sentencesExamples - Then, as cheques are received, they can deduct these amounts and then add up what is owed to produce a statement at the end of the month.
- This calculation is continued for every year until the end of the mortality table, and then all the net present values are added together.
- These two amounts should be added together plus some cushion for unforeseen contingency.
- Then add these numbers together - and work out their percentage out of the possible maximum of 30.
- Again, calculating and adding all these values will take a considerable amount of time, especially if we expect many future payments.
- At the completion of play, each player adds the numbers on his chips and multiplies this total by $10.
- Andy flattened the bills and added them to the pile before adding up the totals.
- He was motivated to figure out the problems, but he had difficulty adding mixed numbers, for which he often depended on his partner.
- To calculate the total score, simply add these numbers together.
- In order to add these fractions, we need to find the common denominator.
- These means were calculated by adding the total patient satisfaction scores of all usual-care and intervention group members and dividing by the sample size.
- This was computed by adding the numbers against each of the 25 stories.
- The first general rule allows us to calculate the derivative of two functions which have been added together.
- Thus, the promoters add the capacity numbers together and sell that sum number of tickets.
- By adding the number of hits produced by these four companies together, it is possible to determine the percentage of the total record market controlled by these companies.
- If the sum is not a primary number, the figures are added together until the result is a primary number.
- These include counting beanbags to learn how to add whole numbers, and folding paper strips to learn to deal with fractions.
- I have added up the amounts concerned, and they come to the sum of £2,400.
- The third and fourth numbers are found using the Fibonacci rule: add the latest two values to get the next.
- The sequence was composed of numbers where the following number was found by adding the last two numbers together.
Synonyms add up, add together, total, count, count up, figure up, compute, calculate, reckon, tally, enumerate, find the sum of British tot up dated cast up total, add together, count, count up, figure up, compute, calculate, reckon, tally, enumerate, find the sum of British tot up dated cast up 4reporting verb Say as a further remark. with direct speech ‘I hope we haven't been too much trouble,’ she added politely with object we would like to add our congratulations Example sentencesExamples - He said he could not support a policy that priced people off planes but added that the aviation industry has to meet its green responsibilities.
- He added that if the response of members was positive, the employers should quickly make the delayed payment.
- He added that the petitions and other responses will be taken into account during the decision - making process.
- She added that the actor did not want to make any comment.
- ‘We are just worrying about Sunday at this stage,’ he adds.
- He added that the route maps will be drawn up after responses have been received from members of the public.
- But many of his designs probably wouldn't get past the planning stage today, she added.
- He added that the owner of the dog had taken responsibility and would pay compensation.
- ‘We also want to see a fairer planning system since at present the majority of planning applications from gypsies and travellers are rejected at the first stage,’ she adds.
- He added that the responsibility for the next year's budget now rests with the MPs and they are the ones to decide.
- She stressed that the other EU states took the same stance, and added that she was waiting for a reply from the United States.
- She added that the booklet would go a long way in answering these questions for parents.
- He added that the response to the signature campaign has been overwhelming so far.
- He added that the committee would meet shortly and announce a date.
- He added that more new destinations for next summer would be announced soon, but he did not want to tell his rivals which they were.
- She added a licence fee increase was an interim measure and would be reviewed in 18 months time.
- He added that the formal announcement would be made once the company's shareholders had been notified.
- A spokeswoman for Rotherham Council last night said it had nothing further to add at this stage.
- He added that the response of their neighbours to the event has been everything they could hope for.
- Such preparation, they add, will be handier than ever in this spring's tight job market.
Synonyms go on to say, state further, continue, carry on informal tack on, tag on
Phrasal Verbs 1Increase in amount, number, or degree. watch those air miles add up! Example sentencesExamples - They all add up, and insurers have a sneaky way of increasing renewal premiums each year, banking on your apathy not to move provider.
- Although the money from the Government is not a substantial amount, if everyone chips in the total can add up very nicely.
- But don't forget interest adds up quickly on unpaid and underpaid amounts.
- Companies don't raise their dividends by a huge amount each year, but it adds up over time.
- It takes so long and with so many short stories the cost can add up.
- Although the expense is only B700 per dog, this amount, multiplied by 1,000, adds up.
- The amount of caffeine in these tea extracts can add up quickly, and is often not listed on the label.
- As I was watching the money add up I realised I was having to invoke some serious self control.
- Migoto watched as the fish added up quickly, and then quickly turned, walking down the bank the opposite way of the men.
- We kept the rifle shooting and the amount of rounds through it started to add up.
- Then there's the work on the sewerage and the water it all adds up.
- A running toilet can be a simple thing to fix, and water savings add up quickly.
- Because while all the wicked things he did added up, it still won't equal what I will do.
- That's a lot of money spent on gas and whatever amount can be saved definitely adds up over time.
- Simple actions like turning off the light when we leave a room or boiling only the correct amount of water for a cup of tea all add up.
- Police now are making this suspect a priority, since the occurrences are increasing and the costs are adding up.
2usually with negativeSeem reasonable or consistent; make sense. many things in her story didn't add up Example sentencesExamples - But Garner's story doesn't entirely add up on the page, and it doesn't on stage either.
- But this story did not add up and the friend became the chief suspect.
- But on further prodding he realises there's more to this than meets the eye, as their story doesn't quite add up.
- I just wanted to say that your web site and explanation of world news makes sense and adds up at the end of the day.
- So, like I said, something does not add up about the nandrolone story.
- Neither the president's math nor his moral reasoning adds up.
- Nothing adds up or makes sense and the plot descends into complete mayhem and rage.
- Once you start to apply this guiding principle, then a lot of Peel's seemingly baffling eclecticism begins to add up and make sense.
- We simply do not believe the story, because the story does not add up.
- Nothing adds up, nothing makes sense but anyone with any love for the genre will be astounded by its inexplicable energy and consistency (if they don't dismiss it after the first listen).
Synonyms make sense, seem reasonable, seem plausible, stand to reason, stand up, hold up, hold water, bear examination, bear investigation, be verifiable, ring true, be convincing
this adds up to a total of 400 calories figurative these isolated incidents don't add up to a true picture of the situation Example sentencesExamples - The poorest will be exempt from the first £1,200 and get a grant of £1,500 and a bursary of £300 - adding up to £3,000.
- On average, each was off sick for 7.69 days, adding up to 2,330 working days lost.
- These repeated checks added up to considerable amounts of time and fragmented work, particularly as nurses had to log on to the computer each time.
- Many companies offer generous benefits to your spouse, too which can all add up to a substantial amount of cover.
- Fines adding up to more than £1.2 million are owed to the authorities in York and North Yorkshire, despite one of the best payment rates in the country of 90 per cent.
- And it all adds up to 150,000 more local nurses, local teachers or local police officers.
- It adds up to more than 40 extra drinking hours on Saturday nights alone.
- All this adds up to more and more vehicular movements in the town centre.
- The two cups were added to the previous cups that he had drunk and added up to a substantial amount of alcohol in his system.
- Within half-an-hour, I had worked out that 21 was the magic number and if my cards added up to more than that, I would be bust.
- Each item has a value of one to five points, the total adding up to 100.
- This modest little announcement promises to add up to more than the sum of its parts.
- If this project is carried out on a large scale, it will add up to a massive amount of human alteration of the course of nature.
- It's one flowing mood from start to finish, with the whole adding up to rather more than the sum of its parts.
- All funds envisaged in this category, adding up to about 10 million euro, had been used, he said.
- White-collar workers received two to six weeks' extra vacation, adding up to as much as nine or 10 weeks a year.
- It was a classic case of the whole adding up to substantially more than the sum of the parts.
- Someone has a heart attack every two minutes adding up to 275,000 people each year.
- Journeys adding up to 5000 km by a team of four people have led to the publication of a guidebook to bed and breakfasts and guesthouses in Bulgaria.
- This would be on top of small measures together adding up to £1bn-2bn rolled out in Wednesday's Budget.
Synonyms amount to, come to, run to, number, make, total, equal, be equal to, be equivalent to, count as amount to, constitute, comprise, equal, be equivalent to, approximate to
Origin Late Middle English: from Latin addere, from ad- 'to' + the base of dare 'put'. Rhymes ad, Allahabad, bad, Baghdad, bedad, begad, cad, Chad, clad, dad, egad, fad, forbade, gad, glad, grad, had, lad, mad, pad, plaid, rad, Riyadh, sad, scad, shad, Strad, tad, trad abbreviationeɪdiːˈdiːeɪdiːˈdiː 1Analogue digital digital, indicating that a music recording was made in analogue format before being mastered and stored digitally. 2Attention deficit disorder.
verbædad [with object]1Join (something) to something else so as to increase the size, number, or amount. a new wing was added to the building some box offices now add on a handling charge no object this development added to the problems facing the staff Example sentencesExamples - They claimed the provisions add unnecessary costs and increase the bureaucratic burden on all farmers.
- The idea started small but grew fast, and soon employees were added and budgets increased.
- We are committed to increase our membership and add new revenue sources to support the work of the organization.
- He has spent the winter in a strength program in an effort to add muscle and increase his endurance.
- In the United Kingdom, most of the respected broadsheet newspapers have cut costs and increased circulation by adding a tabloid edition.
- Charles III added to the grounds and doubled the size of the palace by adding an east wing that mirrored the original building.
- After Horsley fell, Styris joined Evans and they added the remaining 65 runs to ensure the win.
- New items are added to the basket to represent increasing areas of spending while other items are deleted as spending on them falls.
- In some situations, the broker's fee is added to the actual amount of money that the person wants to borrow.
- A second unit and a folder were added to the press to increase its capacity.
- The chorus was tripled in size and extra musicians were added to the orchestra.
- Once interest is added to the account, they can lose out big time.
- We simply wanted to increase our possibilities by adding an acquisitions component to our organic growth strategy.
- Interest is added to the amount invested at maturity and the full investment amount is available for withdrawal.
- Ryanair is expanding its fleet, adding base airports and increasing its routes in Europe to take advantage of demand for budget travel.
- The young owners have extended and restored the cottage, adding a conservatory to increase light in the kitchen and a large Velux window in the bathroom - perfect for stargazing
- The pilot project is expected to increase patient access by adding the services of nurses and nurse practitioners to physicians' offices.
- The resulting calculations are then added to your job points.
- It is bad medicine from the community's point of view, because it adds increasing costs.
Synonyms attach, build on, add on, put on, put in, append, adjoin, join, affix, connect, annex 2Put in (an additional element, ingredient, etc.) chlorine is added to the water to kill bacteria add the flour to the eggs, stirring continuously Example sentencesExamples - When an ethyl group is added to a compound the process is called ethylation.
- A small amount of sugar is added to the bottle before sealing it airtight.
- If more oxygen gas is added to the system, the concentration of oxygen will increase.
- Greater contrast may be obtained by adding small amounts of a 5% solution of potassium bichromate.
- Unlike bronze, additional material cannot be added to acrylic after it is cast.
- Try to get organic beans, as other ones tend to have sugar and salt added to them.
- Peat moss was added during planting to increase the ability of the soil to hold water.
- Studies have shown that adding large amounts of copper sulfate to a water feature through time eventually will kill it, making it sterile and unable to support life.
- The powder is usually mixed with water or juice but can be added to food if desired.
- Mildew can be eliminated by simply adding a small amount of household bleach to the cleaning solution.
- As people grow older their appreciation of food and drink may fade, and many couples find that the older partner adds salt and sugar to almost every meal ‘to give it some flavour’.
- If the soil tests indicate a need for magnesium to boost the soil ratio, add the amount indicated on the soil test report.
- Petroleum microcrystallines are added to harden it, increase burn time and capacity.
- The Lootens formula keeps sulfite content low, uses very little bromide, and adds small amounts of citric acid and potassium thiocyanate.
- Extenders are substances added to an adhesive to reduce the amount of resin required.
- Home-baking was banned years ago after warders found cannabis was being added to the cake ingredients.
- By adding large amounts of oxygen to the manure, naturally occurring bacteria will begin to break down the waste and reduce its odor in one to six months.
- Small amounts of copper are added to increase hardness for some applications.
- In 1904, he created Ovomaltine by adding ingredients like sugar, whey, and beet extract to his father's creation.
- During the experiments, additional salts were added as indicated.
- 2.1 Contribute (an enhancing quality) to something.
the canopy will add a touch of class to your bedroom Example sentencesExamples - Some relics have certain historical significance that adds much to their value - such as a long-buried Colt from the Little Big Horn.
- The artist often begins with a painting and ends with a poem that enhances or adds a further dimension - such as sound or fragrance - to the painting.
- Ben yet again found a brilliant balance between instrument and voice, adding a truly professional contribution to the show.
- This adds a huge amount of value to your site from a visitor's point of view - they don't need to leave your site to get the latest news on a given topic.
- His rendition of Some Enchanted Evening and This Nearly Was Mine added quality to the show.
- This time, it will be co-ed, adding an interesting dynamic to the experience.
- And each has been a solid contributor, adding much-needed depth.
- City are desperate to add quality to a team which is not scoring enough.
- The whole process is invisible to most of us, but it adds a significant amount of value to the final product.
- Composer Keiichi Suzuki's film score adds an entire other dimension to the action.
- In return, the manufacturers said the original designs add a unique quality to their products.
- He added quality to the side, not to mention physical endeavour.
- But it's never intrusive, and it adds a nice trippy quality to the film.
- The decision to pay match fees to professionals has prompted him to give it another go, adding some much needed quality and experience to the side.
- All the business outlets in the town have contributed to the lighting fund and the venture adds a huge festive atmosphere to the town.
- He will entertain spectators and add a bit more quality to our batting.
- We use, for instance, traditional Vietnamese instruments that we have sampled, and I think it really adds an nice and interesting dimension to the sound.
- For more than a hundred years, we have added dimension and depth to the lives of campers and staff.
- The texture and slight unevenness of the paint adds a remarkable three-dimensional quality to these wallpapers.
- They'll be aided by a few famous faces, adding their own unique contribution to the portrait.
Synonyms impart, lend, give, confer
3Put together (two or more numbers or amounts) to calculate their total value. they added all the figures up add the two numbers together no object children learned to add and subtract quickly and accurately Example sentencesExamples - This was computed by adding the numbers against each of the 25 stories.
- If the sum is not a primary number, the figures are added together until the result is a primary number.
- These means were calculated by adding the total patient satisfaction scores of all usual-care and intervention group members and dividing by the sample size.
- Then add these numbers together - and work out their percentage out of the possible maximum of 30.
- I have added up the amounts concerned, and they come to the sum of £2,400.
- The third and fourth numbers are found using the Fibonacci rule: add the latest two values to get the next.
- To calculate the total score, simply add these numbers together.
- This calculation is continued for every year until the end of the mortality table, and then all the net present values are added together.
- He was motivated to figure out the problems, but he had difficulty adding mixed numbers, for which he often depended on his partner.
- The sequence was composed of numbers where the following number was found by adding the last two numbers together.
- By adding the number of hits produced by these four companies together, it is possible to determine the percentage of the total record market controlled by these companies.
- Thus, the promoters add the capacity numbers together and sell that sum number of tickets.
- In order to add these fractions, we need to find the common denominator.
- These two amounts should be added together plus some cushion for unforeseen contingency.
- The first general rule allows us to calculate the derivative of two functions which have been added together.
- These include counting beanbags to learn how to add whole numbers, and folding paper strips to learn to deal with fractions.
- Andy flattened the bills and added them to the pile before adding up the totals.
- Again, calculating and adding all these values will take a considerable amount of time, especially if we expect many future payments.
- At the completion of play, each player adds the numbers on his chips and multiplies this total by $10.
- Then, as cheques are received, they can deduct these amounts and then add up what is owed to produce a statement at the end of the month.
Synonyms add up, add together, total, count, count up, figure up, compute, calculate, reckon, tally, enumerate, find the sum of total, add together, count, count up, figure up, compute, calculate, reckon, tally, enumerate, find the sum of 4reporting verb Say as a further remark. with direct speech “I hope we haven't been too much trouble,” she added politely with object we would like to add our congratulations with clause he added that few of America's allies would support military action Example sentencesExamples - He added that more new destinations for next summer would be announced soon, but he did not want to tell his rivals which they were.
- She stressed that the other EU states took the same stance, and added that she was waiting for a reply from the United States.
- He added that the owner of the dog had taken responsibility and would pay compensation.
- She added that the actor did not want to make any comment.
- A spokeswoman for Rotherham Council last night said it had nothing further to add at this stage.
- He added that the formal announcement would be made once the company's shareholders had been notified.
- She added a licence fee increase was an interim measure and would be reviewed in 18 months time.
- He added that the response to the signature campaign has been overwhelming so far.
- He added that the committee would meet shortly and announce a date.
- But many of his designs probably wouldn't get past the planning stage today, she added.
- He added that the route maps will be drawn up after responses have been received from members of the public.
- He added that if the response of members was positive, the employers should quickly make the delayed payment.
- He added that the responsibility for the next year's budget now rests with the MPs and they are the ones to decide.
- ‘We are just worrying about Sunday at this stage,’ he adds.
- He added that the response of their neighbours to the event has been everything they could hope for.
- ‘We also want to see a fairer planning system since at present the majority of planning applications from gypsies and travellers are rejected at the first stage,’ she adds.
- He added that the petitions and other responses will be taken into account during the decision - making process.
- She added that the booklet would go a long way in answering these questions for parents.
- Such preparation, they add, will be handier than ever in this spring's tight job market.
- He said he could not support a policy that priced people off planes but added that the aviation industry has to meet its green responsibilities.
Synonyms go on to say, state further, continue, carry on
Phrasal Verbs 1Increase in amount, number, or degree. watch those air miles add up! Example sentencesExamples - It takes so long and with so many short stories the cost can add up.
- But don't forget interest adds up quickly on unpaid and underpaid amounts.
- They all add up, and insurers have a sneaky way of increasing renewal premiums each year, banking on your apathy not to move provider.
- The amount of caffeine in these tea extracts can add up quickly, and is often not listed on the label.
- As I was watching the money add up I realised I was having to invoke some serious self control.
- A running toilet can be a simple thing to fix, and water savings add up quickly.
- Simple actions like turning off the light when we leave a room or boiling only the correct amount of water for a cup of tea all add up.
- Migoto watched as the fish added up quickly, and then quickly turned, walking down the bank the opposite way of the men.
- Police now are making this suspect a priority, since the occurrences are increasing and the costs are adding up.
- Although the expense is only B700 per dog, this amount, multiplied by 1,000, adds up.
- That's a lot of money spent on gas and whatever amount can be saved definitely adds up over time.
- Because while all the wicked things he did added up, it still won't equal what I will do.
- Then there's the work on the sewerage and the water it all adds up.
- Companies don't raise their dividends by a huge amount each year, but it adds up over time.
- Although the money from the Government is not a substantial amount, if everyone chips in the total can add up very nicely.
- We kept the rifle shooting and the amount of rounds through it started to add up.
2usually with negativeSeem reasonable or consistent; make sense. many things in her story didn't add up Example sentencesExamples - But on further prodding he realises there's more to this than meets the eye, as their story doesn't quite add up.
- We simply do not believe the story, because the story does not add up.
- Nothing adds up, nothing makes sense but anyone with any love for the genre will be astounded by its inexplicable energy and consistency (if they don't dismiss it after the first listen).
- I just wanted to say that your web site and explanation of world news makes sense and adds up at the end of the day.
- Neither the president's math nor his moral reasoning adds up.
- So, like I said, something does not add up about the nandrolone story.
- But this story did not add up and the friend became the chief suspect.
- Once you start to apply this guiding principle, then a lot of Peel's seemingly baffling eclecticism begins to add up and make sense.
- But Garner's story doesn't entirely add up on the page, and it doesn't on stage either.
- Nothing adds up or makes sense and the plot descends into complete mayhem and rage.
Synonyms make sense, seem reasonable, seem plausible, stand to reason, stand up, hold up, hold water, bear examination, bear investigation, be verifiable, ring true, be convincing
this adds up to a total of 400 calories figurative these isolated incidents don't add up to a true picture of the situation Example sentencesExamples - These repeated checks added up to considerable amounts of time and fragmented work, particularly as nurses had to log on to the computer each time.
- Many companies offer generous benefits to your spouse, too which can all add up to a substantial amount of cover.
- Fines adding up to more than £1.2 million are owed to the authorities in York and North Yorkshire, despite one of the best payment rates in the country of 90 per cent.
- The two cups were added to the previous cups that he had drunk and added up to a substantial amount of alcohol in his system.
- Within half-an-hour, I had worked out that 21 was the magic number and if my cards added up to more than that, I would be bust.
- Journeys adding up to 5000 km by a team of four people have led to the publication of a guidebook to bed and breakfasts and guesthouses in Bulgaria.
- The poorest will be exempt from the first £1,200 and get a grant of £1,500 and a bursary of £300 - adding up to £3,000.
- It adds up to more than 40 extra drinking hours on Saturday nights alone.
- If this project is carried out on a large scale, it will add up to a massive amount of human alteration of the course of nature.
- Someone has a heart attack every two minutes adding up to 275,000 people each year.
- And it all adds up to 150,000 more local nurses, local teachers or local police officers.
- It's one flowing mood from start to finish, with the whole adding up to rather more than the sum of its parts.
- This would be on top of small measures together adding up to £1bn-2bn rolled out in Wednesday's Budget.
- Each item has a value of one to five points, the total adding up to 100.
- All this adds up to more and more vehicular movements in the town centre.
- It was a classic case of the whole adding up to substantially more than the sum of the parts.
- All funds envisaged in this category, adding up to about 10 million euro, had been used, he said.
- This modest little announcement promises to add up to more than the sum of its parts.
- White-collar workers received two to six weeks' extra vacation, adding up to as much as nine or 10 weeks a year.
- On average, each was off sick for 7.69 days, adding up to 2,330 working days lost.
Synonyms amount to, come to, run to, number, make, total, equal, be equal to, be equivalent to, count as amount to, constitute, comprise, equal, be equivalent to, approximate to
Origin Late Middle English: from Latin addere, from ad- ‘to’ + the base of dare ‘put’. abbreviationeɪdiːˈdiː 1Analog digital digital, indicating that a music recording was made in analog format before being mastered and stored digitally. 2Attention deficit disorder.
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