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• Grundlegende Bedeutung: etwas zu etwas anderem hinzufügen, ergänzen oder anfügen. Im mathematischen Kontext: Zahlen zusammenzählen, um eine Summe zu erhalten.

A verb used to indicate the act of combining numbers to find a total or including something additional.

1. Combine numbersA1formal

   To put numbers together to find their total.

   Zahlen addieren

   • Add 2 and 3 to get 5.
   • Please add the bill at the end.
   • She added the scores to find the winner.

   Synonymeadd upsumsum uptallytotal

   Antonymesubtract

2. Include or attachA2formal

   To join something to something else or include it as an extra part.

   Hinzufügen

   • Add sugar to the cake mixture.
   • He added his name to the list.
   • Please add a note to the email.

   Synonymeaffixappendattachcombineincludeincorporatejoinsupplement

   Antonymedeletedetachremovesubtract

3. Contribute or say moreB1informal

   To say or do something that contributes to what has already been said or done.

   Hinzufügen

   • She added that she would arrive late.
   • Let me add something to that point.
   • He added his support to the campaign.

   Synonymeappendattachchime incontributeinterjectmentionsupplementtack on

Phrasal-Variantenadd onadd toadd up