added
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
An inflected form of add · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 418 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 47,980 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.023% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- 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 roomShe added a personal note to her letter
- state or say further also: append, supply `It doesn't matter,' he supplied
- bestow a quality on also: lend, impart, bestow, contribute, bring Her presence lends a certain cachet to the companyThe music added a lot to the play
- make an addition by combining numbers also: add together Add 27 and 49, please!
- determine the sum of also: total, tot, tot up, sum, sum up, summate Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town
- constitute an addition This paper will add to her reputation
added in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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She felt her to be a sort of added boon bestowed by kind Fate upon herself.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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She began a story, which was obviously an improvisation, with little incidents taken from other stories added to it.
Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891 · Various · Chapter 1
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He drew from his pocket a roll of bank-notes, and, throwing them upon the table, “Hand him this,” he added.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Terrible as this death would be,’ added the Prince, ‘it would be sweeter than life if I had lost your love.’
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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About 1000 | | volumes are added each month; and very large purchases are | | made of all new and popular works.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1