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Add Added æd I Insult Verb Flour Juice

Word3 add
WordType (verb)
Phonetic /æd/ /æd/
Example
  • next add the flour.
  • the juice contains no added sugar.
  • as an added bonus, the book includes many black-and-white photographs.
  • melt the butter, then add the onion.
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(verb)/æd/ /æd/

    Verb Forms

  1. to put something together with something else so as to increase the size, number, amount, etc.
    • Next add the flour.
    • The juice contains no added sugar.
    • As an added bonus, the book includes many black-and-white photographs.
    • Melt the butter, then add the onion.
    • The plan has the added (= extra) advantage of bringing employment to rural areas.
    • Shall I add your name to the list?
    • They are looking at ways to add further value to their products.
    • There are a number of ways to add emphasis to words on a web page.
    • A new wing was added to the building.
    • Chlorine is added to the water to kill bacteria.
  2. to put numbers or amounts together to get a total
    • OPPOSITE subtract
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/subtract
    • He knew how to add and subtract.
    • Add 9 to the total.
    • If you add all these amounts together you get a huge figure.
  3. to say something more; to make a further remark
    • ‘And don't be late,’ she added.
    • I have nothing to add to my earlier statement.
    • Do you have anything to add?
    • He added that they would return a week later.
    • 'The hotel is child-friendly,' she said, adding that special rates apply to children.
  4. to give a particular quality to an event, a situation, etc.
    • The suite will add a touch of class to your bedroom.
    • The Easter Festival added a new dimension to Salzburg's musical life.
  5. used to introduce another fact that helps to emphasize a point you have already made
    • Add to this the excellent service and you can see why it's the most popular hotel on the island.
  6. to make a bad relationship with somebody worse by offending them even more
    • Then, to add insult to injury, they told me I couldn't get on the flight.
    • It adds insult to injury that banks are allowed to increase their charges without our knowledge or consent.
    • Only 300 people came to the match and to add insult to injury, the floodlights went out during the second half.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from Latin addere, from ad- ‘to’ + the base of dare ‘put’.
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