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2 PHRASAL VERB [usu with neg] If facts or events do not add up , they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up , it is reasonable and sensible. □ [V P ] Police said they arrested Olivia because her statements did not add up.

3 PHRASAL VERB If small amounts of something add up , they gradually increase. □ [V P ] Even small savings can add up.

▸  add up to PHRASAL VERB If amounts add up to a particular total, they result in that total when they are put together. □ [V P P n] For a hit show, profits can add up to millions of dollars. SYNONYMS add VERB

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include:The President is expected to include this idea in his education plan.

attach:The gadget can be attached to any vertical surface.

supplement:I suggest supplementing your diet with vitamins E and A.

append:Violet appended a note at the end of the letter.

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count:I counted 34 wild goats grazing.

calculate:From this you can calculate the total mass in the Galaxy.

add up:It's good to be able to add up quickly.

total:They haven't totalled the exact figures.

ADD /e I diː diː / ADD is an abbreviation for attention deficit disorder .

add|ed /æ d I d/ ADJ [ADJ n] You use added to say that something has more of a particular thing or quality. □  For added protection choose a lipstick with a sun screen.

a dd|ed va lue N‑UNCOUNT In marketing, added value is something which makes a product more appealing to customers. [BUSINESS ]

ad|den|dum /əde ndəm/ (addenda /əde ndə/) N‑COUNT An addendum is an additional section at the end of a book or document.

add|er /æ də ^r / (adders ) N‑COUNT In Europe and Asia, an adder is a small poisonous snake that has a black pattern on its back. In North America, a number of different poisonous and non-poisonous snakes are called adders .

ad|dict /æ d I kt/ (addicts )

1 N‑COUNT An addict is someone who takes harmful drugs and cannot stop taking them. □  He's only 24 years old and a drug addict.

2 N‑COUNT If you say that someone is an addict , you mean that they like a particular activity very much and spend as much time doing it as they can. □  She is a TV addict and watches as much as she can.

ad|dict|ed /əd I kt I d/

1 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] Someone who is addicted to a harmful drug cannot stop taking it. □ [+ to ] Many of the women are addicted to heroin and cocaine.

2 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you say that someone is addicted to something, you mean that they like it very much and want to spend as much time doing it as possible. □ [+ to ] She had become addicted to golf.

ad|dic|tion /əd I kʃ ^ə n/ (addictions )

1 N‑VAR [oft n N ] Addiction is the condition of taking harmful drugs and being unable to stop taking them. □  She helped him fight his drug addiction. □ [+ to ] …long-term addiction to nicotine.

2 N‑VAR An addiction to something is a very strong desire or need for it. □ [+ to ] He needed money to feed his addiction to gambling.

ad|dic|tive /əd I kt I v/

1 ADJ If a drug is addictive , people who take it cannot stop taking it. □  Cigarettes are highly addictive. □  Crack is the most addictive drug on the market.

2 ADJ Something that is addictive is so enjoyable that it makes you want to do it or have it a lot. □  This Japanese-developed game quickly becomes addictive.

ad|di|tion ◆◆◇ /əd I ʃ ^ə n/ (additions )