add up

• Partikelverb, das das Zusammenzählen von Beträgen bezeichnet oder im übertragenen Sinn ausdrückt, dass etwas Sinn ergibt oder plausibel erscheint.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of calculating a total, or figuratively, to make sense or seem reasonable.

unzählbar · intransitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Calculate totalformal

   To find the total sum of numbers by adding them together.

   Zusammenzählen

   • Please add up all the expenses for this month.
   • She added up the numbers in her head.
   • The cashier added up the total cost of the items.

   Synonymeaggregatecomputereckonsumsum uptallytot uptotal

2. Make sense or be logicalinformal

   To be consistent or plausible; to form a reasonable explanation.

   Sinn ergeben

   • His story just doesn't add up.
   • The evidence adds up to a clear conclusion.
   • Something about her explanation doesn't add up.

   Synonymecheck outhold upmake sense

Grundverbadd