add up in English dictionary

  • add up

    Meanings and definitions of "add up"

    • (transitive) To take a sum.
    • (intransitive) To accumulate; to amount to.
    • (idiomatic, intransitive) To make sense; to be reasonable or consistent.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To take a sum.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To accumulate; to amount to.
    • verb
      (idiomatic, intransitive)
      To make sense; to be reasonable or consistent.
    • verb
      add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"
    • verb
      be reasonable or logical or comprehensible
    • verb
      determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"
    • verb
      develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans"

    Synonyms of "add up" in English dictionary

    become, enumerate, total are the top synonyms of "add up" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of add up

    • add up ( third-person singular simple present adds up, present participle adding up, simple past and past participle added up)
    • add up (third-person singular simple present adds up, present participle adding up, simple past and past participle added up)
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