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1 ?put with something else?
2 ?count?
3 ?increase?
4 ?say more?
5 ?give a quality?
6 add(ed) to that/this
7 add weight to something
8 to add insult to injury
9 add fuel to the fire/flames
Phrasal verbs
add something ¡û¡ú in
add something ¡û¡ú on
add to something
add up
add up to something
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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: addere, from ad- 'to' + -dere 'to put']
?PUT WITH SOMETHING ELSE?
[T] to put something with something else or with a group of Other things
::If the mixture seems dry, add water.
add sth to sth
::Do you want to add your name to the list?
::Suzuki has added extra doors to its Sports off-roader.
::Material about recent research has been added to this new edition.
?COUNT?
[I and T] if you add numbers or amounts together, you calculate their total
-see also subtract subtract add sth and sth (together)
::Add 7 and 5 to make 12.
::For tax purposes, your pension and earnings are added together.
add sth to sth
::Add ¡ê2.20 to the cost for postage.
?INCREASE?
[I and T] to increase the amount or cost of something
add (sth) to sth
::Spell-checking your document adds time to the process.
::Sales tax adds to the price.
?SAY MORE?
[T] to say more about something that has just been said
::'And I don't care what you think,' she added defiantly.
::That's all I have to say. Is there anything you'd like to add, David?
add that
::Everyone will be invited to vote, he said, adding that voting is likely to be via the web.
::I was refused accommodation -- not, I hasten to add , on account of my appearance (=used to explain more about what you have just said) .
::She was trying to entertain us -- unsuccessfully, I might add (=used to comment on what you have just said) .
?GIVE A QUALITY?
[T] to give a particular quality to something
add sth to sth
::We've added value to the information by organizing it.
add a touch of glamour/class (to sth)
::Champagne always adds a touch of glamour to the occasion.
::Coloured glass can be added for effect.
add(ed) to that/this
used to introduce another fact that supports your opinion
::Our hospitals are short of cash. Add to that the long hours doctors work, and you have a recipe for disaster.
add weight to sth
if something adds weight to an argument, idea etc, it makes it stronger
add weight to the suggestion/idea etc
::Recent research adds weight to the theory that the climate is changing.
to add insult to injury
to make a bad situation worse for someone who has already been treated badly
::She not only deceived him but, to add insult to injury, allowed him to pay for her meal.
add fuel to the fire/flames
to make an argument or disagreement worse
::Rather than providing a solution, their statements merely added fuel to the fire.
add in [add sth ¡û¡ú in] phr v
to include something with something else
::Don't forget to add in the cost of your time.
add on [add sth ¡û¡ú on] phr v
to include or put on something extra
::proposals to add a penny on income tax
add something ¡û¡ú on to
::The private chapel was added on to the church much later.
add to [add to sth] phr v
to make a feeling or quality stronger and more noticeable
::This show will no doubt add to his growing reputation.
add up phr v
to calculate the total of several numbers
::I can add up in my head quite easily.
add sth ¡û¡ú up
::Specialized Software adds up the statistics.
not add up
a) if a set of facts does not add up, it does not provide a reasonable explanation for a situation
::He was troubled by a feeling that things just didn't add up.
b) if sums, numbers etc do not add up, there is a mistake in them
::These figures don't add up.
it all adds up
informal used to say that lots of small amounts gradually make a large total
::There are five of us using the phone so it all adds up.
add up to [add up to sth] phr v
to produce a particular total or result
::Rising prison population and overcrowding add up to a real crisis.

Gromwell (medicine)


gromwell
<botany> A plant of the genus Lithospermum (L. Arvense), anciently used, because of its stony pericarp, in the cure of gravel. The German gromwell is the Stellera.

Alternative forms: gromill.

Origin: Called also gromel, grommel, graymill, and gray millet, all prob. Fr. F. Gr?mil, cf. W. Cromandi.

Source: Websters Dictionary