noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An act of addition.

   "[…] she is confronted with the menacing reality of her incompetence. Which is not to say she can't do the addings and subtractings."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of add form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

adding machineadditionadditioncalculationcalculatorcasting

Example

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"If Spenser doesn't keep adding and translating sentences, the other contributors will surely surpass him."

Related phrases

adding machine

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