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add

Dictionary definition · ADD

noun

  1. a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders

verb

  1. make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of"We added two students to that dorm room"
  2. state or say further"‘It doesn't matter,’ he supplied"
  3. bestow a quality on"Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"
  4. make an addition by combining numbers"Add 27 and 49, please!"
  5. determine the sum of"Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"
  6. constitute an addition"This paper will add to her reputation"

Similar words

ADHDMBDattention deficit disorderattention deficit hyperactivity disorderhyperkinetic syndromeminimal brain damageminimal brain dysfunctionappendsupplybestow

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).